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What I wish I knew in medical school about student leadership

Former AMA Medical Student Section Chair Karen Dionesotes, MD, MPH, says that leadership experience offered powerful lessons for her clinical career.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
L. Wesley Aldred, MD
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What it's like in pulmonary and critical care: Shadowing Dr. Aldred

Despite the challenges of life in the ICU, AMA member L. Wesley Aldred, MD, enjoys guiding patients and their families through severe illness.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Heading off ageism means supporting patients—and physicians too

The AMA adopts new policy on ageism, which can affect older adults’ care outcomes and hamper physicians at both ends of the career spectrum.

Population Health
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To succeed in your physician job search, first learn the process

As you enter the final year of residency or fellowship, a health care recruiter outlines what to expect with your next big task: finding work.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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Physician burnout rate drops below 50% for first time in 4 years

Exclusive AMA data shows reprieve after record high in COVID-19 emergency. Smart health systems are working with the AMA to boost well-being.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Value-based care’s future rests on reforms to Medicare APM incentives

Medicare’s pay system is unsustainable. A rigid approach that limits doctor participation in alternative payment models (APMs) is part of the problem.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Deborah Clements, MD
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Application do’s and don’ts from doctor who oversees the Match

Find out what to put on your application, how to frame your personal statement, and get other great advice from NRMP Chair Deborah Clements, MD.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
Cardiologist Fatima Rodriguez, MD, interviews AMA Immediate Past President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
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In the push for AI in health care, avoid EHR rollout mistakes

The EHR has long driven physician dissatisfaction. Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, says AI developers must avoid that fate by seeking early physician input.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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For value-based care in oncology, keep these metrics in mind

Barbara L. McAneny, MD, an oncologist at New Mexico Cancer Center, offers guidance on how to use value-based care in oncology—and how not to.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight