Source: American Medical Association Written By: Sara Berg, MS November 30, 2022–During her career, AMA member Kim Templeton, MD, has seen the issues that physicians are facing at all stages of their careers. More specifically, Dr. Templeton has conducted research on the issues that women physicians face in terms of …
Read More »Physicians Leveraging Telehealth
Source: American Medical Association Written By: Tanya Albert Henry With physician burnout at all all-time high, physicians are searching for ways to provide high-quality patient care while easing some of the burdens prevalent in medicine today. “Never before has there been a greater need to be able to leverage digital …
Read More »2022 AMA Excellence in Medicine Awards Physician Honorees
Post by: Brendan Murphy, AMA The American Medical Association honored six Physicians for their altruism, advocacy and professional skill. They received Excellence in Medicine Awards at the AMA Annual Meeting last weekend. The honorees are: Jerry Abraham, MD, MPH, CMQ Dr. Abraham was given the Dr. Debasish Mridha Spirit of …
Read More »Check Out This Summer Reading List By Doctors
Post from Sara Berg, MS on AMA The physician’s day rises and falls with the written word: an unexpected laboratory result, a practice-changing medical journal publication or a news story about a trend affecting patients’ access to care. But as the weather warms up and physicians tap into their hard-earned …
Read More »Health Equity Needs Diversity
American Medical Association— Patients of color often seek care from doctors who look like them, but they may have to wait a long time for that opportunity. According to William McDade, MD, PhD., Medical schools need to aggressively recruit a more diverse community of medical students—beginning as early as high …
Read More »AMA adopts new policy to increase diversity in physician workforce
CHICAGO – Furthering the American Medical Association’s (AMA) commitment to racial justice and equity within the medical profession and society as a whole, and building on the recent release of its strategic plan to embed racial justice and advance health equity, the AMA adopted policy during the Special Meeting of …
Read More »Health Systems and Hospitals Asking Congress For $100 Billion In Relief
Last week the American Medical Association, American Nurses Association and American Hospital Association, wrote a letter to Senate leaders asking for Congress to allocate as part of the next COVID-19 relief package at least an additional $100 billion to the emergency relief fund to provide direct funding to front line …
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