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Medical student Victoria I. Gordon, looking up and smiling.
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Victoria I. Gordon: Sharing time, talents with those most in need

Medical student Victoria I. Gordon, an AMA member, chose to pursue medicine after seeing disparities in her community and her brother’s experience with type 1 diabetes.

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Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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Kevin Connolly King, MD
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Kevin Connolly King, MD: Revitalizing residency training programs

AMA member Kevin Connolly King, MD, volunteered for five years and knew medicine was the profession he wanted to pursue.

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Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD
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Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD: Advocate for reproductive health

Ob-gyn and AMA member Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD, moves medicine by improving access to contraception and reproductive health for all women.

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Scott Pasichow, MD: Brotherly love led to medicine

AMA member Scott Pasichow, MD, was inspired by the care and compassion exhibited by the nurses and doctors caring for his brother who had cancer.

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Leadership in health care

Gain essential knowledge to prepare yourself for a career in medical leadership. Learn about skills needed to build teams and to drive change in health care.

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Zarah U. Iqbal, MD
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Zarah U. Iqbal, MD, MPH: Following in her mother’s footsteps

AMA member Zarah U. Iqbal, MD, MPH, advocates for the most marginalized children in her community who have been denied resources and opportunities.

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Deepak Kumar, MD
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Deepak Kumar, MD: Making meaningful change as a surgeon

AMA member Deepak Kumar, MD, found that surgery offered an opportunity for him to see the outcomes on a long-term basis.

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(Myphuong) Theresa Phan, MD
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Theresa Phan, MD: Impacting many patients through policy change

AMA member Theresa Phan, MD, at the end of middle school, saw herself in a white coat, wearing a stethoscope and listening to heart signs.

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Toluwalase A. Ajayi, MD
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Toluwalase A. Ajayi, MD: Providing better care for all children

Pediatrician and palliative care specialist AMA member Toluwalase A. Ajayi, MD, is researching how to provide more patient-centered care for pediatric and adult patients with serious illnesses.

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Shawn C. Jones Jr.
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Shawn C. Jones Jr.: Medicine runs in the family

AMA member Shawn C. Jones Jr. created an inaugural nutrition and cooking class to bring together students, physicians and chefs to better understand disease processes.

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