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Attendee speaking at the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting
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3 MIN READ

What is physicians’ duty to treat during pandemics?

COVID-19 renewed questions around limits to professional duty. Learn how the AMA is updating the Code of Medical Ethics to advise physicians.

Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs
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30 MIN READ

The role of medicine in armed conflict: Ethical and professional impacts

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about the role of medicine in armed conflict, a conversation during the 2022 Annual Meeting.

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Ethics
Moving Medicine Podcast
Zaher Sahloul, MD
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5 MIN READ

To endure the anguish of wartime, look to medical ethics

Being a physician in an armed conflict can seem unbearable. Ethical guidance helps take the stress out of decision-making.

Public Health
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD
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6 MIN READ

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, wins office of AMA president-elect

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, a Wisconsin anesthesiologist, became the first openly gay person to win the office of AMA president-elect. Learn about the other AMA election results.

Leadership
Stethoscopes
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6 MIN READ

7 turning points when the AMA met the moment in medicine

The AMA’s history as the physician’s powerful ally runs deep. Learn about some of the critical junctures when the AMA left a positive mark.

AMA History
Exterior of AMA Plaza during spring/summer
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4 MIN READ

2 of Chicago’s notable LGBTQ+ execs find home—and purpose—at AMA

Major business publication recognizes work that matters by the AMA’s Elliott Crigger, PhD, and Craig Johnson. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
Health care worker wearing a mask with a hand palm up in a gesture to stop
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5 MIN READ

No COVID-19 vaccination, no care? Why that’s the wrong path

Physicians generally are obligated to care for patients, no matter their vaccination status. Learn about guidance from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics.

Ethics
ideo screenshot of Monday June 14 Special Meeting of the HOD with HOD Speaker Bruce Scott and Vice Speaker Lisa Bohman Egbert.
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37 MIN READ

Highlights from the June 2021 AMA Special Meeting

Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates' virtual meeting, which ran June 11¬16.
Worried patient in blue shirt sitting down talking to a physician.
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3 MIN READ

Need to get rid of stigma on physician illness, disability

Not every physician illness leads to impairment, and doctors can often be accommodated and continue practicing safely, says newly adopted AMA policy.

Physician Health