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 USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Oct 14, 2019 · 4 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: What is most likely diagnosis? This USMLE Step 2 exam question deals with a 42-year-old woman who comes to the physician because of a four-month history of intermittent abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Leadership Oct 11, 2019 · 2 MIN READ Sabesan Karuppiah, MD, MPH: Helping as many people as he can AMA member and IMG Saby Karuppiah, MD, MPH, became a doctor to help people because his mother struggled with lack of health care during her childhood. Population Care Oct 11, 2019 · 4 MIN READ Ban on standard D&E abortion procedure is unsafe, unwarranted A physician-backed amicus brief details why reinstating a Kentucky mandate designed to end a safe and effective abortion procedure is a bad idea. Specialty Profiles Oct 9, 2019 · 4 MIN READ What it’s like to specialize in forensic pathology: Shadowing Dr. Jorden Being a forensic pathologist allows Michelle A. Jorden, MD, to tell the patient’s story of how they died and what symptoms they may have experienced prior to death. Improve GME Oct 8, 2019 · 2 MIN READ Medical residents: Can you pass health insurance 101? These health-plan fundamentals that can have a major impact on a lifelong career in medicine. USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Oct 7, 2019 · 3 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Interpreting investigational study data This USMLE Step 1 exam question deals with determining what parameter is being measured based on data from an investigational study of oral contraceptives. Leadership Oct 4, 2019 · 3 MIN READ Subhash Chandra, MD: Helping psychiatric patients feel empowered AMA member and IMG Subhash Chandra, MD, reminds patients and physicians of their right to mental, physical and spiritual well-being. USMLE® Step 1 & 2 Sep 30, 2019 · 4 MIN READ Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Woman with hypertension, shortness of breath This USMLE Step 2 exam question deals with a 57-year-old female with a history of hypertension complains of shortness of breath. She’s experiencing progressively worsening dyspnea while climbing stairs. Load More