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Young doctors should know these 7 steps to adequate onboarding

Residents and fellows transitioning to practice should know what to expect—and what to ask for—in onboarding from that first physician employer. 

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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Strong care teams are key to boosting physician well-being

An exclusive AMA survey reveals how collaboration and adequate support staff can ease workloads, improve morale and reduce physician burnout.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Driving change: Influential health leaders making an impact

Meet the health care executives who are focused on supporting physicians and other health professionals, while expanding and improving care for patients.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Have a medical coding conundrum? Here’s where to find the answer

AMA resources on the CPT code set help build coding proficiency, provide guidance and facilitate reliable communication for patient care.

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How the CPT code set can help speed up value-based care adoption

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes help facilitate value-based care payment arrangements, and there are opportunities to do even more.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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How to prep for a competitive physician specialty in preclinical years

Learn the steps first- and second-year medical students can take to boost their chances of matching in a sought-after specialty down the road. 

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
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House bill would make telehealth changes permanent

For patients in rural South Dakota, telehealth saves two-plus hours of travel on average. Companion Senate measure already has 63 co-sponsors.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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What doctors want patients to know about when to seek emergency care

Unsure if your child needs the emergency department, urgent care or a checkup? William Lennarz, MD, of Ochsner Children’s, shares how parents can decide.

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Population Health
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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How to tackle the biggest challenge in each year of medical school

From drinking from the firehose as a first-year medical student to navigating the Match as a fourth-year, learn how to thrive each training year. 

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Succeed in Med School
Succeeding in Medical School