Moving Medicine

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Jillian Horton, MD, associate chair of the internal medicine department at the University of Manitoba Max Rady College of Medicine, in Winnipeg, Canada, about how physicians can help leaders address the complicated issue of physician burnout by sharing their stories. Dr. Horton is also the author of the national bestseller: We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love,...

In this continued conversation, family physician Dr. Mark Greenawald talks about help-seeking in the context of the Great Resignation and what physicians are going through.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew ...

AMA member David J. Welsh, MD, has stepped up to the plate in many leadership and advocacy roles. Now he is running for state representative in Indiana. In this interview by AMA senior news writer Sara Berg, MS, Dr. Welsh shares what's led him here as well as his hopes and plans for Indiana.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you...

In this episode with chief wellness officer at Oschner Health in New Orleans, Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, we discuss the state of physician well-being, how Oschner Health is supporting physician wellness, and the top factors contributing to physician stress right now. Accompanied by Dr. Girgrah is Nancy Nankivil, AMA director of practice transformation.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally,...

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses research on the intersection of health and the climate crisis with Renee Salas MD, MPH, MS, a climate and health expert and emergency medicine physician. Dr. Salas was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2021 for her work on climate change and health, and shares insights on what physicians need to know about this critical issue.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is...

Welcome to Moving Medicine. A podcast elevating the voices of physicians, medical students and health care leaders making a difference in medicine today.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew  🥼 Go to https://a...

AMA CXO Todd Unger chats with Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, the AMA’s vice president of health care quality, who shares new research on what makes high-performing physician practices so successful and where more support for private practices is needed.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We...

Concluding the AMA's "Look Forward/Look Back” series, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with James Madara, MD, the AMA’s CEO in Chicago, for a big-picture look at the storylines that dominated 2021 and what we expect to see in the coming year.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet th...

Continuing the AMA's "Look Forward/Look Back” series, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Meg Barron, the AMA’s vice president of digital health strategy, about the role of telehealth post-pandemic and a new program that can help practices optimize and expand their telehealth efforts. Find information on the AMA Telehealth Immersion Program here:  https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ama...

Kicking off 2022 with the AMA's "Look Forward/Look Back” series, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Kimberly Lomis, MD, AMA’s vice president of undergraduate medical education innovations, and John Andrews, MD, AMA’s vice president of graduate medical education innovations, to discuss the AMA’s critical work in medical education.       ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing...

Kicking off 2022 with the AMA's "Look Forward/Look Back” series, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, the AMA's vice president of ethics, about the AMA's critical work in medical ethics and what to expect in the months ahead.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will me...

When it comes to physician burnout, it's important to reduce the stigma associated with help-seeking, in order to improve well-being. Family physician Dr. Mark Greenawald shares his experience and insight on how health systems and physicians can make a difference.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters m...

Kicking off 2022 with the AMA's "Look Forward/Look Back” series, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Christine Sinsky, MD, the AMA’s vice president of professional satisfaction, about the AMA’s critical work to address physician burnout and opportunities to prioritize physician mental health and well-being in the months ahead.        ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the...

Kicking off 2022 with the AMA's "Look Forward/Look Back” series, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Todd Askew, the AMA's senior vice president of advocacy in Washington, D.C., about the AMA’s critical work in advocacy this past year and what advocacy issues physicians should watch for in the months ahead.       ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to...

As we look back on 2021, it’s difficult to put into words all that our nation’s physicians have experienced this past year. AMA CXO Todd Unger shares a special end-of-year feature where physicians answer three questions and tell their own stories of 2021 ... in their words.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what...

Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA, joins Susan R. Bailey, MD, immediate past president of the AMA, to discuss the data and recommendations for Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen booster shots. Dr. Marks walks through the safety and efficacy data supporting the recent authorization of the Pfizer pediatric vaccine for 5- to 11-year-old children. T...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Marielisa Cabrera-Sánchez, a second-year medical student at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and this year’s AMA Research Challenge winner, about her $10,000 prize-winning research on COPD and her advice to other student researchers.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on...

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses the No Surprises Act and what it means for patients and physicians with Emily Carroll, JD, a senior legislative attorney for the AMA’s Advocacy Resource Center. Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://www.ama-assn.org/advocacy-news     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues im...

Peter Hotez, MD, PhD shares how physicians can be a voice of truth for patients and how to navigate social media given the prevalence of disinformation and misinformation across these channels. The pandemic has revealed so much about the expertise and resilience of our nation’s physicians—but it has also revealed the need, now more than ever, for elevating their voices.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA i...

AMA CXO Todd Unger and AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew discuss what physicians need to know about new legislation that averts a Medicare payment crisis. Also covering, the AMA's role in this victory for patients, physicians and our health care system.       ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matt...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with John Whyte, MD, MPH, the Chief Medical Officer of WebMD in Washington, D.C., about his new book Take Control of Your Cancer Risk. Take Control of Your Cancer Risk is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and a number of other retailers. Learn more here: https://www.webmd.com/takecontrol     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues i...

Frank Clark, MD, wrote poetry in medical school to cope with depression. Now, with the strain of COVID-19, he crafts haiku.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew  🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to...

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses what medical students need to know about pursuing careers in private practice with Omar Maniya, MD, CEO of Maniya Health, in Hamilton, N.J.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew  🥼...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Ricardo Correa, MD, program director of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship and the director for diversity of graduate medical education at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, about the importance of research in medicine and how students and residents can get involved through the AMA Research Challenge.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Marcia Nelson, MD, chief medical officer at Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Calif., about how her organization’s culture changed dramatically with the restoration of its physician lounge.       ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge tog...