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Setting record straight on scope of practice and team-based care

Orthopaedic surgeon Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, details the vital importance of the physician-led care team. Learn more with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Want to reduce burnout among physicians? Ask them how

Health care organization leaders show they take physician burnout seriously with a sustained campaign that says, “We’re all ears.”

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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3 keys to success from medical research competition finalists

Three former AMA Research Challenge finalists detail how to successfully conduct research during physician training. Learn more.

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Research
Succeeding in Medical School
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To push medicine’s frontiers, Henry Ford Health follows the data

Learn how the Detroit-based health system is advancing precision medicine and leveraging big data to help patients and physicians.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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What's the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists?

Six states allow psychologists to prescribe psychotropic drugs, something only physicians are adequately trained to do. Learn more with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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What doctors wish patients knew about iron deficiency

One in three women under 50 is iron deficient. Learn more with the AMA on why that matters for your health and how to address it.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Why future doctors must learn Holocaust’s awful lessons

German physicians traveled a horrendous path from healing to killing. Medical schools can teach this tragic history to better shape tomorrow’s physicians.

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What it’s like to specialize in emergency medicine: Shadowing Dr. Clem

As a medical student, do you wonder what is emergency medicine day-to-day life like? Kathleen Clem, MD, says a high emotional IQ is needed. Learn more about a day in the life of an ER doctor.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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How Congress is failing America’s Medicare patients

Congress pushes government shutdown deadlines to March, but fails to reverse 3.37% Medicare physician pay cut. Find out what’s next.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians