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Practice innovation strategies: Patient-centered care
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1 big mistake medical residents must avoid: Assumptions

Medical residents can meet ACGME core-competency requirements while learning how to better care for a diverse patient population.

Improve GME
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Most of your patients still aren’t using the portal. Here’s why.

Some patients worry about privacy, many don’t see the upside, and nearly half say they’ve never even been invited to use a patient portal.

Digital
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Your biggest medical school lessons may come from patients

One program is allowing patient experiences to help shape its curriculum—and the next generation of physicians.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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When your clinical trial patient has the wrong idea

Patients can hold the false belief that they might benefit directly from participating in trials. A researcher recommends ways to minimize this risk.

Ethics
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Why physicians should engage the podcast generation

After an impressive two-hour interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” author Peter Hotez, MD,PhD, answered our questions about the opportunities physicians should explore on podcasts.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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May 3, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the AMA's role in rulings for the Title X gag rule and North Dakota's cap on noneconomic damages.

Advocacy Update
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Judge says AMA is right: Title X gag rule violates medical ethics 

A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction to block implementation of a new family-planning gag rule, saying it violated medical ethics and would harm public health.  

Physician-Patient Relationship
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AMA on ruling blocking administration’s Title X restrictions

Judge McShane’s ruling is a victory for patients, physicians and the open conversations that are essential to improving health outcomes.

Press Releases
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Talking about death: 6 vital tactics for physicians, medical teams

Dying and the decisions surrounding it are difficult topics to broach with patients and their loved ones. Physician experts suggest a “who, what, when, where and how” structure.

Ethics