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UC-Irvine medical student elected to AMA Board of Trustees

The AMA announced today that Sarah Mae Smith has been elected the next student member of the AMA Board of Trustees.

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Overview of House of Delegates at 2018 AMA Interim Meeting
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8 ways to promote affordable access to high-value care

Cost concerns too often prevent patients from pursing evidence-based care their doctors recommend. The AMA details tools, insurance plan designs and advocacy initiatives that can help.

Access to Care
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Top 5 issues to watch at the 2018 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the big issues that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their meeting Nov. 8–13 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Interim Meeting
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AMA: Drug shortages a matter of national security

Hurricane Maria wreaked further havoc in pharmaceutical production and has contributed to an urgent public health crisis, says the AMA House of Delegates.

Behavioral Health
Patrice A. Harris, MD
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Patrice A. Harris, MD, wins office of AMA president-elect

She becomes the first African-American woman to hold the office. AMA trustees, council members also elected.

Board of Trustees
Noel N Deep, MD
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Noel N Deep, MD: Making a mark, day by day

AMA member Noel Deep, MD, pursues change through organized medicine, noting that “day-to-day patient care and interactions trump everything else.”

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
Father helping his daughter with her homework.
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Early childhood disparities spur medicine’s call to action

There are ways for physicians to help their littlest patients develop to their fullest capacity. Strengthening efforts such as Head Start is a priority.

Population Health
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Physicians take on timely public health issues

Physicians at the AMA Annual Meeting adopted new policies aimed at several public health issues including controlled LED lighting to safe provision of dry needling procedures to better training for hemorrhage control.

Annual Meeting
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Taking steps to prevent violence in health care workplace

Statistics show that 70 percent of workplace violence occurs in health care and social service settings. Addressing the safety of health care professionals was the topic of several policy actions at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting.

Physician Health