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Smiling patient and physician
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5 Min Read

Make communication a cornerstone of physician well-being

Advocate Health is using AMA assessment tools and road maps to drive its effort to reduce physician burnout, ease workloads and act on feedback.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Key in jail cell door
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2 Min Read

What to do when incarcerated patients need surgery

Surgical procedures for incarcerated people can be hard to come by and fraught with stressful dynamics. Get expert ethical advice.

Population Health
AMA Update for April 14, 2025: Measles news, new COVID study findings, plus Life in Media Survey on kids' mental health and phones
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Measles news, new COVID study findings, plus Life in Media Survey on kids' mental health and phones

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the ongoing measles outbreak, the latest study on COVID and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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5 Min Read

Medicare experts back tying physician payment to inflation

Medicare physician payment has dropped 33% since 2001. The influential Medicare Payment Advisory Commission outlines what Congress can do now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Broken law scales of justice
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5 Min Read

Insurer price-fixing is real and physicians deserve day in court

AMA, Illinois State Medical Society urge federal court not to dismiss lawsuit against “unlawful cartel” that has led some physicians to “the brink of insolvency.”

Judicial Advocacy
Hospital staff
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4 Min Read

Tips to act like an intern and ace your subinternship rotations

Subinternships test medical students’ readiness for residency. Learn how to build skills and impress attending physicians with these expert insights.

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Clinical Rotations
Succeeding in Medical School
Human lungs
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9 Min Read

Rethinking lung cancer surgery

Christopher Seder, MD, finds anatomic resection is associated with improved survival when compared to wedge resection in early lung cancer.

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Chronic Diseases
Health System Spotlight
Pawn chess with king chess shadow
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5 Min Read

What do medical students need to be ready for residency?

Medical knowledge alone is not sufficient. Learn about the other competencies that experts say you must have to thrive in residency.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Thriving in Residency
Surgeon operating on a patient's leg
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4 Min Read

What it's like to specialize in vascular surgery: Shadowing Dr. Ahmed

Ayman Ahmed, MD, of Marshfield Clinic Health System, says the training is often demanding, but the lifestyle is mostly in line with what he expected.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series