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Kim Templeton, MD
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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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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.

Med Student Advocacy
Bruce Scott, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, HOD speakers at 2022 Interim
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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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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.

Population Health
Delegate speaking at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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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.

Resident Advocacy
Attendees at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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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.

Injury & Violence
Person speaking at a microphone at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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Change resident-selection process to boost equity

The AMA says residency and fellowship programs should develop more transparent and equitable ways of recruiting and evaluating applicants.

Health Equity
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AMA adopts policy protecting students from private equity impact in schools

The AMA adopted policy during the Interim Meeting of its House of Delegates aimed at providing protections for residents who train at these teaching hospitals.

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