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Public Health Chronic Diseases

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3 Min Read

4 ways a clinic cut poorly controlled diabetes by a third

A multi-dimensional approach to diabetes management allowed this practice to improve control. Here is how.

About Leadership

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10 Min Read

How Ochsner Health System moves medicine

AMA group member Ochsner Health System is leading the way in improving the delivery of health care services.

About Ethics

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4 Min Read

How health care organizations can best support communities they serve

Health care organizations need to be aware of the role they play in supporting the economic and social fabric of the communities they serve.
Shishir Kumar Khetan, MD

About Leadership

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3 Min Read

Members Move Medicine: Improving workflow in office

AMA member Shishir Kumar Khetan, MD, values his organization’s mission of reducing physician burnout by creating a better work-life balance for doctors.

Advocacy Judicial Advocacy

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3 Min Read

What you need to know about the Title X Rule

On March 5, 2019, the AMA filed a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s rule that would decimate the Title X program and limit the medical advice physicians can give their Title X patients.
Bruce K. Muma, MD

About Leadership

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3 Min Read

Members Move Medicine: Designing new care models

As a leader, AMA member Bruce K. Muma, MD, works to build more reliable care processes and inspire other physicians to transform the health care system.
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Students Med Student Health

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3 Min Read

Medical students feeling burned out get a hotline for help

A peer support phone line provided a low-cost accessible solution aimed at relieving the stress of medical school. Learn how students are helping other students.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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4 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Which serum markers will be found?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 62-year-old woman with a history of arthritis comes to the physician for follow-up examination. Which serum markers will be found?