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What it’s like to specialize in general surgery: Shadowing Dr. Welsh

AMA member David Welsh, MD, says general surgeons must be hardworking, inquisitive and resilient.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Sweeping plan outlined to address maternal health care inequities

Time to extend Medicaid, CHIP coverage to 12 months after the end of pregnancy as part of broader effort to promote maternal health care equity.

Population Care
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AMA sets out to strengthen U.S. public health systems

Underfunded and misunderstood, the country’s public health infrastructure needs help to better handle the next pandemic. Learn more about the AMA’s plans.

Public Health
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AMA adopts policy aimed at bolstering U.S. public health infrastructure

New policy calls for consistent, sustainable funding, a robust public health workforce and data modernization.

Press Releases
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What doctors wish patients knew about vitamins and supplements

With more than 90,000 different supplements available, it is unclear what is safe to take. Two physicians aim to clear things up about vitamins and supplements.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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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.
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Physicians demand action on suicide crisis in teens, young adults

Teen mental health ED visits rose 31% in 2020 amid alarming longer-term trends on suicide. Delegates seek tools to help physicians save lives.

Population Care
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Out-of-hospital pharmacologic intervention by nondoctors poses risks

Ketamine and other drugs are used to subdue agitated people outside the hospital. The AMA outlines improvements for first responders.

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Jack Resneck Jr., MD, wins office of AMA president-elect

The California dermatologist won by acclamation at the June 2021 AMA Special Meeting. Learn about other physicians elected to AMA leadership positions.