Jasmin Eatman
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8 MIN READ

What it takes to find success as a medical student leader

Be brave and find the gaps, says MD-PhD student Jasmin Eatman, who serves on the AMA Minority Affairs Section’s governing council. Learn more.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
Carl Streed Jr., MD, MPH
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4 MIN READ

Inclusion makes clinical evidence and precision medicine stronger

Learn how AMA member Carl Streed Jr., MD, MPH, helps researchers include historically marginalized populations and boost the evidence base. 

Health Equity
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12 MIN READ

Dec. 15, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Reminder: Registration open for the 2024 AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Doctor holding brochure and speaking to patient
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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about social drivers of health

80% of what affects health outcomes happens outside of the health care setting. Three physicians share more.

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Health Equity
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Figures walking on stacked blocks
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11 MIN READ

How 17 health systems rose to meet the moment in 2023

Burnout. Inflation. Staff shortages. Medicare pay cuts. They all hit this year. Learn how these health systems responded to drive medicine’s future.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
Hemodialysis machines
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4 MIN READ

Patients with CKD often feel invisible. This doctor is changing that.

After a personal loss, AMA member Greta C. Manning, MD, works to shed light on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the patients touched by it.

Health Equity
Smiling patient in conversation with health care worker
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5 MIN READ

Cuts overshadow new services in 2024 Medicare payment schedule

Jill Biden touts codes for cancer-treatment navigation services as part of Cancer Moonshot initiative. But doctors still face 3.37% pay cut in 2024.

Medicare & Medicaid
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7 MIN READ

10 of this year’s best physician Q&As

One doctor in his 70s still works 65 hours a week. Another saved two lives in the course of a half marathon. Don’t miss these inspiring Q&A interviews.

Physician Health
UPDATED
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3 MIN READ

Hospitals & hospital-based services: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have addressed hospital consolidation, the site-of-service differential, and sole community hospitals.

Council on Medical Service