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USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 MIN READ

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Man has history of hypercholesterolemia

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 61-year-old man has a two-month history of hypercholesterolemia. What is the diagnosis?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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4 MIN READ

USMLE Step 1 prep: Boy of Turkish descent has yellowness in eyes

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 5-year old boy of Turkish descent has yellowness in his eyes. What is the diagnosis?
Barbara A. Hummel, MD

Leadership

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5 MIN READ

Barbara A. Hummel, MD: Collaborating to protect the profession

AMA member and family physician Barbara A. Hummel, MD, has spent her career lending her voice to organized medicine to stand up for the profession.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 MIN READ

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: What is the next step in diagnosis?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 40-year-old woman with a nine-year history of scleroderma has had shortness of breath and a dry cough for four months. What’s next?
Desiray C. Bailey, MD

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

Desiray C. Bailey, MD: Advocating for the LGBTQ community

As a retired physician, AMA member Desiray C. Bailey, MD, helps shape policy and education, and improve access and competent health care for LGBTQ patients.
Aishwarya Thakur

Leadership

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4 MIN READ

Aishwarya Thakur: Joining the patient journey to better health

AMA member Aishwarya Thakur has worked to educate herself on substance use issues in her city, whether that is working with local communities or health care providers.
Crowded waiting room

Private Practices

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4 MIN READ

Your practice doors are open. Now make sure exam rooms are full

Start by knowing that you are a brand, one that patients often will connect with online. Potential referring colleagues require a more personal touch.
Mary S. Carpenter, MD

Leadership

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4 MIN READ

Mary S. Carpenter, MD: Legislating for the practice of medicine

AMA member Mary S. Carpenter, MD, states that physicians can have a positive and lasting impact on not only the health of patients, but the health of their communities.