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5 things health care organizations learned about burnout this year

AMA survey data unveiled this year showed that burnout is manifested differently by physician specialty, age, gender and more. Learn more.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Carl Streed Jr., MD, MPH
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4 Min Read

Inclusion makes clinical evidence and precision medicine stronger

Learn how AMA member Carl Streed Jr., MD, MPH, helps researchers include historically marginalized populations and boost the evidence base. 

Population Health
Jasmin Eatman
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8 Min Read

What it takes to find success as a medical student leader

Be brave and find the gaps, says MD-PhD student Jasmin Eatman, who serves on the AMA Minority Affairs Section’s governing council. Learn more.

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Succeed in Med School
Succeeding in Medical School
Female patient in a hospital bed
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How to respond when “turfing” displaces patient welfare

The problematic nature of poorly executed patient placement decisions is long overdue for change. Learn how to start the conversation.   

Ethics
Three farmers
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Medicare physician pay cuts’ ripple effect could become a wave

In rural North Carolina, primary care physicians struggle to retain and recruit the people needed to care for many Medicare-age farmers. Learn more.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

Why we must act quickly and decisively to end the overdose epidemic

The nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic demands immediate and collective action, with physicians taking the lead.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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What doctors want patients to know about social drivers of health

80% of what affects health outcomes happens outside of the health care setting. Three physicians share more.

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Optimal Health
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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5 Min Read

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: 10 tips for talking with patients

Most Americans haven’t yet received the updated COVID-19 vaccine introduced this fall. One key: Give your wholehearted recommendation. Learn more.

Prevention & Wellness
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8 things we learned about scope creep this year

Inappropriately expanding scope of practice for nonphysician providers costs millions and lowers the quality of care. Explore the latest with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians