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 Improve GME Dec 12, 2019 · 3 MIN READ 2 skills to help you build better relationships with patients Discover how to defuse a tense interaction in the exam room and move on to providing the patient with prompt, effective and compassionate care. Specialty Profiles Dec 11, 2019 · 2 MIN READ What your peers are researching about medical specialty choice Looking for details that set specialties apart is a year-round endeavor for medical students. These resources stood out as the most popular in 2019. Transition from Resident to Attending Dec 10, 2019 · 6 MIN READ Physician contracting: Job duties and liability insurance Learn from the AMA about negotiating your job duties as part of your employment contract, and also about liability insurance. USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Dec 9, 2019 · 4 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Stool shows significant fecal leukocytes This USMLE Step 2 exam question deals with a 70-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with diarrhea. She has no fever, nausea, or vomiting. Digital Dec 9, 2019 · 4 MIN READ Fix inbox overload to make your private practice run more smoothly The physician shouldn’t be the first one to tackle an unfiltered mass of messages that often could be better and more quickly handled by staff members. ChangeMedEd Initiative Dec 6, 2019 · 4 MIN READ 4 keys to making a medical school coaching relationship work for you Understanding medical school coaching’s broad structural and day-to-day essentials will maximize the benefit of this innovative learning partnership. Leadership Dec 6, 2019 · 3 MIN READ David Welsh, MD: Working hard to put patients first again AMA member David Welsh, MD, was 6 years old when his family doctor saved his life. That moved him to grow up to help others just like his childhood physician heroes. Private Practices Dec 5, 2019 · 4 MIN READ Private practice: 4 office-visit changes to make most of doctors' time Transform your practice’s efficiency by making these key workflow and staffing adjustments. Load More