Crime scene tape with the words "do not cross"
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4 MIN READ

Recent mass shootings create new urgency for gun reform

We cannot allow mass shootings to become an acceptable part of American life, but instead must pass commonsense limits on firearms.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Kim Templeton, MD
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10 MIN READ

Q&A: Uncovering how burnout affects doctors at different life stages

The pandemic and the physician shortage provide new grounds to fix the systemic drivers of burnout, says AMA member Kim Templeton, MD.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Alec Calac
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10 MIN READ

Q&A: How to support and retain Native American medical students

AMA member and MD-PhD student Alec Calac says medical schools can start by making sure their spaces and curricula are welcoming to Native people.

Medical School Diversity
Magnifying glass over a lung with a chart in the background
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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about lung cancer screening

By the time lung cancer signs and symptoms develop, it is harder to treat. But screening and prevention can reduce risk of dying from lung cancer.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Bruce Scott, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, HOD speakers at 2022 Interim
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10 MIN READ

ICYMI: 10 stories to read from the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting

The AMA House of Delegates leads the charge to protect reproductive health care, stop climate change, end the overdose epidemic, and prevent gun violence.

Interim Meeting
Delegates at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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Highlights from the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting

Catch up with the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 12–15.

Interim Meeting
Delegate speaking at podium during 2022 Interim Meeting
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5 MIN READ

AMA holds fast to principle: Reproductive care is health care

In the chaos after Dobbs ruling, delegates move to protect patients and doctors from government interference and expand access to abortion care.

Public Health
Delegate speaking at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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4 MIN READ

Address private equity’s growing impact on residency training

The 2019 Hahnemann closure served as an early warning. AMA adopts policy to rein in private equity’s role in graduate medical education.

GME Funding
Attendees at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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4 MIN READ

Doctors eye illegal sources, better data to address firearm deaths

It’s time to change the national conversation about firearms and public health. Learn about the AMA’s next steps for tackling the deadly plight.

Public Health