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Over 1,700 organizations recognized for BP-control work

Health care organizations serving 8.6 million patients with hypertension were honored for measuring BP accurately and achieving high blood pressure control rates.

Prevention & Wellness
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9 Min Read

Apache physician aims to create more doctors who look like him

As a mentor on his reservation and advocate in organized medicine, Sylvestor A. Moses, MD, PhD, hopes to increase pathways for Native Americans to become physicians.

Medical School Diversity
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12 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about carpal tunnel syndrome

There’s confusion among some patients who think any hand pain is carpal tunnel syndrome. But it’s not. Two hand surgeons set the record straight.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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3 Min Read

What physicians should know as student-loan payments resume

The student-loan repayment pause has ended. Learn what it means for physicians and what options they have moving ahead.

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Residency Finance
Thriving in Residency
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5 Min Read

How state licensing has evolved to meet telehealth’s challenges

Standards of care aren’t dependent on the modality in which care is delivered, so telehealth services must be held to same standard as in-person care.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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3 Min Read

4 key types of forms to help run your physician private practice

 Delivering great care is job one, but having the right forms to manage day-to-day practice operations is critical. Get them with the AMA.

Private Practices
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2 Min Read

How geriatric psychiatry can provide care that older adults deserve

Pervasive ageism and workforce shortage concerns raise contemporary clinical and ethical questions on mental health care of older adults. Learn more.

Ethics
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4 Min Read

10 physician memoirs that offer inspiring accounts of life in medicine

AMA members outline some of their favorite memoirs that will give medical students and physicians a broader glimpse into life as a doctor. Learn more.

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Med School Life
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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5 ways to build physician-administrator trust, boost well-being

Eliminating distrust between the groups can curb key drivers of physician burnout in an organization. The AMA outlines how to work on building trust.

Physician Health