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Doctor measuring blood pressure
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How Rush boosted BP control on Chicago’s West Side

This simple step can be a lifesaver: rechecking a patient’s BP when it’s high. Rush University Medical Center now does it three times more often.

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Prevention & Wellness
Health System Spotlight
Woman at a check-up
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2 Min Read

Another look at pain in ob-gyn, beyond labor and delivery

Telling patients “this might sting” can be disingenuous and undermine trust. Get more tips to improve communication with patients.

Ethics
Patient speaking with doctor in an exam room
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5 Min Read

Incorporating AI could help reduce the physician burnout gender gap

Mary Pan, MD, shares how the Washington Permanente Medical Group is working to reduce its burnout rate among women, and how augmented intelligence can help.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Doctor and patient conversing in doctors office
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5 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about cancer screening and prevention

When it comes to cancer, waiting is not an option. AMA member physicians share the keys to a healthier future with prevention and early detection. 

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Ayush Kumar and Bruce A. Scott, MD
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MD-PhD student’s breast cancer research wins $10,000 prize

Ayush Kumar won the 2024 AMA Research Challenge for his scientifically sophisticated research on triple-negative breast cancer therapy.

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Research
Succeeding in Medical School
Patient advocate Lucy Culp and Bruce Scott, MD
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As prior authorization burden grows, so does momentum for change

Physicians must show legislators how prior authorization harms patients. Then they need to tell them again—with the data to back it up.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
People in circle stacking their hands in the center
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5 Min Read

These health systems use teamwork to improve physician experience

Physician burnout is being addressed by reducing administrative burdens, enhancing training, fostering teamwork and prioritizing well-being.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Person on a couch having a virtual meeting
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4 tips to help resident physicians become telehealth superusers

Residency programs are doing more patient visits over telehealth. An online faculty development course has tips for getting the most out of them.

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Improve GME
Thriving in Residency
Surgeon looking at a monitor in an operating room
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Help shape the future of lifelong learning in medicine

$12 million, four-year AMA grant program will advance precision education to get the right training to the right learner at the right time.

ChangeMedEd Initiative