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4 MIN READ

How the AMA is stepping up its work to stop gun violence

A newly created AMA task force is working with other physician and community organizations to further evidence-based, preventive measures. Learn more.

Health Equity
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD
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4 MIN READ

To ease physician burnout, ditch the stigma against getting help

Barriers exist to seeking mental health care. “It shouldn’t be that way,” says U.S. surgeon general. Leadership is key, as shown at Ochsner Health.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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3 MIN READ

Myth or fact? Medical boards must probe mental health history

Does the Federation of State Medical Boards require licensing boards to ask physicians about past mental illness? What about The Joint Commission?

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

3 key senators back physician advocacy priorities

Learn how senators from both parties are working to fix prior authorization, encourage innovative care models and strengthen the physician workforce.

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Federal Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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5 MIN READ

What it takes to maintain open access to reproductive health care

Anticipating abortion bans, a clinic opened in Southern Illinois to offer reproductive health care. Now waiting times are rising. Learn more.

Public Health
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1 MIN READ

Compendium of graduate medical education initiatives: AMA policies

A collection of AMA policies related to GME.

Improve GME
Physician holding patient chart
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5 MIN READ

Key credentialing change has big upside for physician well-being

Henry Ford Health revises pivotal credentialing question on physician health. Questions about past mental health care can deter doctors from getting care.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Black and white historical photo of people marching to integrate county and state medical societies
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7 MIN READ

Impact of past racist policies are seen today in health inequity

A new online series, the National Health Equity Grand Rounds, launched with an examination of how past policies are at the root of modern problems.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

AMA task force to confront “health care crisis” of gun violence

Firearms violence is “pervasive, it’s systemic” and requires a public health response, says AMA Immediate Past President Gerald E. Harmon, MD.

Public Health