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Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team.

Paul H. Wick, MD

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

Paul H. Wick, MD: Improving the lives of uninsured patients

Even in his retirement, AMA member and psychiatrist Paul H. Wick, MD, works to improve the health and well-being of uninsured patients.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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5 MIN READ

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: What drug worsens severe low back pain?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 66-year-old woman is experiencing severe lower back pain. Which drug will exacerbate her condition?
Portrait of Luis T. Sanchez, MD

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

Luis T. Sanchez, MD: Treating patients, helping physicians

AMA member Luis T. Sanchez, MD, decided to choose a medical career after seeing a friend with cancer be well treated by his physicians.
Person picking out an apple

Ethics

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4 MIN READ

Examining the ethics of what’s on your patients’ dinner table

Complex ethical issues surround food systems, which affect nutrition and health outcomes. Learn more about these ethical issues and the physician’s role.
Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Barbara S. Schneidman, MD, MPH: Honoring memory of physician father

AMA member Barbara Schneidman, MD, MPH, has made her mark in the regulatory environment for physicians.
Dr. Kimberly Chernoby has been an AMA member since 2011. She is an emergency medicine resident.

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Kimberly A. Chernoby, MD, JD: Fighting barriers as physician and attorney

AMA member Kimberly A. Chernoby, MD, JD, has studied medicine and law, making her well-qualified to fight unnecessary interference in patient care.
Ricardo Correa, MD

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Ricardo Correa, MD: Gratified by patients’ simple “thank you”

AMA member Ricardo Correa, MD, says that medicine is the perfect combination of helping, teaching and science.
Siobhan M. Wescott, MD

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Siobhan M. Wescott, MD: A mentor to Native American med students

AMA member Siobhan M. Wescott, MD, is working tirelessly to raise the chronically low number of American-Indian students entering medical school.