Physician examining a child patient's ear
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Why student-loan forgiveness is making primary care more attractive

A decade’s worth of data from osteopathic medical graduates finds that those making use of loan-forgiveness or repayment programs were likelier to opt for primary care specialties.

Specialty Profiles
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Match: Ease onus on applicants to separate PGY-1, PGY-2 spots

Ophthalmology and urology will continue to have their own matches, but more can be done to make life easier for medical students seeking entry into these fields.

Transition to Residency
Nine medical professionals putting their hands together in the middle of a group circle
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8 transformative residency-training projects awarded AMA grants

Interprofessional team-based care, rural health disparities and resident well-being among areas tackled in the GME efforts.

Improve GME
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AMA announces awardees of $15M Reimagining Residency Initiative

AMA announces the final eight award recipients that will receive funding as part of its new initiative aimed at significantly transforming residency training.

Press Releases
A physician viewing a brain scan
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3 medical specialties, 3 common misconceptions

An internist, a psychiatrist and a neurologist discuss some misunderstandings that medical students may have about their medical specialties.

Specialty Profiles
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What it’s like to specialize in psychiatry: Shadowing Dr. Hart

Dionne Hart, MD, cannot describe what happens on a “typical day” in her life as a psychiatrist, but feels fortunate to work in a field where each day she has new challenges.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
A physician listens to a girl's heartbeat with a stethoscope
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Altruism and specialty choice: What's the connection?

Research explores the link between medical students’ values and specialty choice in comparison with factors such as test scores, parental income or student-loan debt.

Specialty Profiles
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How free medical school tuition can change the physician workforce

Some medical schools are zeroing out their tuition bills. That could mean a more diverse pool of physicians who are freer to pursue different career and life paths.

Prep for Med School
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Misconceptions about finance that will put residents in the red

These four financial misunderstandings can adversely shape a medical resident’s long-term financial outlook.

Residency Finance