May 7, 2025 ·
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Overcoming IPC Challenges in Rural Health Care

Join the AMA and a panel of experts for a discussion on strategies to improve infection prevention (IPC) in rural health care settings.

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Rural landscape
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6 Min Read

Big-city resident physicians get a taste of rural medicine

A four-week rotation at Sanford Health Bemidji gives Minneapolis residents exposure that could boost the supply of physicians practicing in rural areas. 

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Transition to Attending
Thriving in Residency
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7 Min Read

Sanford Health nearly doubles residency program to boost recruitment

Facing a growing aging population and ongoing physician shortage, the rural health system is partnering with universities to recruit and retain doctors. 

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Sustainability
Health System Spotlight
Man leans in front of barn
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8 Min Read

Medicare pay cuts: What they mean for rural America

Patients in rural areas are already at higher risk for poor health outcomes. Squeezing the physician practices that care for them is not the answer.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
AMA Update for Feb. 26, 2025: Long COVID news, measles in Texas, RSV vaccine for moms, food recalls and rural health care access
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12 Min Read

Long COVID news, measles in Texas, RSV vaccine for moms, food recalls and rural health care access

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the 2025 measle outbreak, COVID-19, RSV and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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12 Min Read

Long COVID news, measles in Texas, RSV vaccine for moms, food recalls and rural health care access [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the 2025 measle outbreak, COVID-19, RSV and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
Sullen man sits in waiting room chair
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7 Min Read

How Medicare’s broken pay system harms rural patients, physicians

Virginia rural family physician Sterling N. Ransone Jr., MD, says falling payment rates affect practice hiring and tech investments.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Truck on a rural road
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5 Min Read

Weighing a rural physician residency program? 6 things to know

Is a rural residency program right for you? Before the rank-order deadline, a general surgery resident who works in a rural setting offered some key insights. 

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
Storefronts on a rural street
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5 Min Read

This rural emergency doctor has another title: health system CEO

Marshfield Clinic Health System Interim CEO Brian Hoerneman, MD, knows rural health’s challenges firsthand and says a new merger could help patients.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight