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Key stakeholders explore assessment of aging physicians

Findings from AMA report on senior physicians prompted key stakeholders from physician, hospital and patient safety organizations met to look issues of physician assessment and competence.

Health Equity
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Military paramedics are already equipped

New policy adopted Tuesday at the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting calls for support of federal, bipartisan legislation that would expedite and streamline paramedic training for returning veterans who already have received emergency medical training while in the military.

Health Equity
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Women physician suicide risk, faculty promotion under microscope

Two research projects will explore timely issues in the medical profession as they relate to women—physician suicide risk, awareness and prevention and the advancement of female faculty in academic medical centers.

Health Equity
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AMA awards research grants to advance the study of women in medicine

The AMA's Women Physicians Section and the AMA Foundation announced the winners of the 2015 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women research grants.

Press Releases
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Competency and retirement: Evaluating the senior physician

For senior physicians, retiring can be linked to clinical competency. An AMA Council on Medical Education report took a look at evaluating their ability to provide safe and effective patient care.

Health Equity
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Do you have the 6 traits of a financially prepared physician?

In a new study of the financial preparedness of U.S. women physicians, AMA Insurance revealed the top six traits of financially prepared women physicians—those who consider themselves “on track” or “ahead of schedule” when it comes to retirement readiness.

Career Development
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Hot topics that could affect how residents practice medicine

More than 500 physicians, residents and medical students will meet this week in Dallas to weigh new AMA policy that will affect both the medical profession and the patients they serve.

Improve GME
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How physicians are tackling health care disparities

Recently I attended the National Indian Health Board’s annual meeting, where about 1,000 people from 500 tribes across the country met to discuss Native American health care issues, advocacy and policy. I was able to learn about the unique challenges Native American physicians and their patients face.

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Gender role in residency burnout, faculty promotion under scrutiny

Two studies will be taking on questions about the role gender may play in key components of the medical profession, including empathy and burnout in residency and faculty promotion and retention at medical schools. The projects are the winners of this year’s Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women.

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