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Patient and caregiver in physical therapy
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6 Min Read

Therapy caps hinder recovery: Physicians push for policy reform

Millions face preventable disability due to inadequate rehab access. A nonprofit is working to standardize exceptions and improve coverage.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Health System Spotlight
Bobby Mukkamala, MD
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8 Min Read

Cancer experience has Dr. Mukkamala more prepared to lead AMA

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, has held multiple leadership roles in organized medicine. But it took being a patient to get him fully ready to be AMA president.

Leadership
Person packing a suitcase
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6 Min Read

Answering top medical student questions about away rotations

From planning to performance, find out how away rotations can support your Match goals—and whether they’re necessary for your preferred specialty.

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Succeed in Med School
The Road to Residency
Student writes on an exam
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5 Min Read

Federal student-loan changes would worsen physician shortage

As drafted, provisions in the budget-reconciliation bill passed by the House of Representatives would make medical school more expensive. 

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Surgeon on an eye surgery
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5 Min Read

Let optometrists do eye surgery? That's going to be a no

New Mexico’s governor vetoes bill that would have set a “dangerous precedent for allowing optometrists to perform surgical procedures.” The AMA is fighting scope creep.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Row of ladders
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4 Min Read

In first physician job onboarding, look for gradual education

Find out how to evaluate an onboarding plan to avoid being overwhelmed right off the bat in your transition to practice from residency.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
Smiling patient with physician
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5 Min Read

How health systems can help doctors reclaim joy, purpose and balance

Empowered by methodical problem solving and refining use of technology, R. John Sawyer, PhD, is taking on physician burnout head on at Ochsner Health.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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2 Min Read

These 4 states require ethics CME. The AMA has you covered.

Some states specifically require doctors to obtain CME on medical ethics or professionalism. The AMA has the ethics CME you need—all in one place.

Online CME
A row of matchsticks, each one progressively burned down
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5 Min Read

Physician well-being tracks higher, but so much more work remains

AMA efforts are helping drive a steady but significant decline in the burnout rate among physicians.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints