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Top tips for premeds on getting into medical school

No matter where you are in your potential pursuit of a career as a physician, learn what it takes to create a portfolio that will stand out with admissions offices.

Prep for Med School
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4 tips to help you master the MCAT CARS section

Your MCAT CARS score is critical to getting into the medical school of your choice. Perfect your MCAT CARS strategy with these tips from the AMA.

Prep for Med School
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The MCAT is not just another standardized exam. Here’s why.

Learn more about how the Medical College Admissions Test is a different animal than any exam you have ever taken.

Prep for Med School
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MCAT scores and medical school success: Do they correlate?

The MCAT is key to earning admission to medical school. How well the test score predicts your med school career is a bit more complicated. Find out why.

Prep for Med School
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6 top doctors reveal what you need to know during your residency

These prestigious physicians have helped shape the course of modern medicine. Here’s what they wish they had known as residents.

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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Advance physician payments needed to stem cyberattack’s fallout

HHS takes steps to ease some requirements, but physician practices need help fast as major health claims-processing system remains offline.

Sustainability
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Get up to speed on medicine’s business side before clerkship

Many medical students graduate with little understanding of how practice settings differ. An online training series demystifies daily life in each.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Succeeding in Medical School
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How these health systems are reducing physician burnout

Learn how members of the AMA Health System Program are taking steps to reduce physician burnout and holistically support well-being.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Test your otolaryngology knowledge with JAMA Network Clinical Challenges

Otolaryngologists can earn CME with these clinical challenges on unusual presentations of dysphagia, vestibular dysfunction, vasculitis and more.

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