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Study details how senior doctors—a lot of them—experience ageism

Ageism affects physicians in some universal ways, but also some unique ways. Learn how to protect older doctors for everyone’s benefit.

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AI in medical education

Learn more about how AI can impact medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Loneliness is epidemic, even among older-adult physicians

A new survey of more than 10,000 U.S. physicians 65 or older finds that nearly one five experiences a high degree of loneliness.

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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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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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Immigration issues: Visas and green cards

The AMA opposes policies that create unnecessary stress for our IMG physicians and their families and exacerbate the physician workforce shortage by further limiting the ability of certain non-US citizen IMGs to receive a visa or green card.

Population Care
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Fixing prior auth: Give doctors a true peer to talk with—stat

“Peer-to-peer” consults are often with health plan employees who lack the right expertise, training or credentials. The AMA is fighting to change that.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Switch to race-neutral test fixes missed asthma among Black kids

Henry Ford Health is among the organizations shifting to a lung-function equation free of false racial differences in lung capacity. 

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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Must all test results be reviewed by patients’ primary care physician?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about review of patients' test results.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Are copy/paste functions used in EHR documentation prohibited?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about the use of copy/paste functions in the EHR.

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Debunking Regulatory Myths