Authors of News & Leadership Viewpoints Bookmark Staff News Writer AMA Affiliated Groups News Writer, Authors Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team. News Authors Catalog of Topics Sustainability Feb 25, 2020 · 7 MIN READ Expanded rooming, discharge protocols lessen doctors’ burdens Learn from the AMA about how expanding the responsibility of the rooming staff and empowering that staff to do more for patients, care can be improved. Leadership Feb 25, 2020 · 4 MIN READ Jenny Boyer, MD, JD, PhD: Providing care to struggling veterans AMA member Jenny Boyer, MD, JD, PhD, began her health career as a clinical psychologist, but pursued medicine to better understand and treat medical and mental health conditions. Leadership Feb 21, 2020 · 4 MIN READ Bridget A. Bagert, MD: Empowering patients with multiple sclerosis Dr. Bagert, an AMA member and neurologist, saw that her grandparents’ work in health care was guided by a sense of purpose and meaning. Their example led her to a career in medicine. Specialty Profiles Feb 19, 2020 · 7 MIN READ What it’s like in maternal-fetal medicine: Shadowing Dr. Plenty As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to specialize in preventive medicine? Overdose Epidemic Feb 19, 2020 · 4 MIN READ Expanding access to pain and addiction treatment in rural Missouri Kurt Bravata, MD, is helping to build out the badly needed access points for evidence-based treatment. Ethics Feb 19, 2020 · 3 MIN READ Physicians can help address global burden of cancer inequality As a global public health imperative, physicians and other health professionals must work together to address cancer inequality. Find out more with the AMA. USMLE® Step 3 Feb 17, 2020 · 3 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Man with type 1 diabetes found comatose Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: An 18-year-old man with type I diabetes mellitus is brought to the emergency department by a friend after being found comatose. Leadership Feb 14, 2020 · 2 MIN READ Arlene Phuong-Quynh Ho: At forefront of medical student philanthropy AMA member Arlene Phuong-Quynh Ho is pursuing medicine because of the empathy and passions shown by the palliative care physicians who cared for her grandmother. Load More