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Physician Health

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4 MIN READ

Your family feels the fallout of physician burnout too

The largely forgotten factor in physician burnout is what it can mean for the doctor’s spouse and children. Here’s what you should know about medical family burnout.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 MIN READ

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Which pathogen to blame for diarrhea?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 50-year-old man returns home from Belize with diarrhea, abdominal cramps and nausea. Which pathogen is to blame?

ChangeMedEd Initiative

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3 MIN READ

Why medical schools are building 3-year programs

Physician shortages and mounting student-loan debt are encouraging the growth of three-year medical school programs.

Ethics

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5 MIN READ

What to say to a parent who requests genetic testing

When it comes to genetic testing in children, a physician’s best advice is to avoid rushing into something that will not benefit the kids’ interests.
Luis E. Seija, medical student

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

Luis E. Seija: Learning to dig deeper, push harder

AMA member and Texas medical student Luis E. Seija was raised with a sense of obligation toward others. As a physician in training, he is fulfilling it.
Lynda G. Kabbash, MD

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Lynda Kabbash, MD: Promoting empathy, reducing burnout

AMA member Lynda G. Kabbash, MD, believes empathy lessens burnout and that medicine’s “human aspect” must be preserved as the use of technology grows.
Thomas W. Eppes, MD

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Members Move Medicine: Making every patient count

AMA member Thomas W. Eppes Jr., MD, says being a physician means being a community advocate for individual health, public health and mental health.
Breyen A. Coffin, fourth-year medical student

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

Breyen A. Coffin: Shaping future to best serve patients

AMA member Breyen A. Coffin, a fourth-year student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, works to shape medicine’s future while shaping his own.