Moving Medicine

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Steve Nelson, chief executive officer of Duly Health and Care, about how he’s making the health and well-being of his physicians a top priority and reimagining health care.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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:...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Hilary Fairbrother, MD, MPH, an emergency medicine physician in Houston, about overcrowded emergency departments—what she’s seeing, why it’s still happening and the impact on patient care.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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...

Suicide experts share current data on suicidal ideation, the importance of screening early and often, and the connection between child mental health and mental health as an adult. Hear how a pediatrician implemented suicide screening, prevention efforts, risk assessment into their care setting and more.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to...

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses scope of practice and the AMA’s ongoing efforts to address this important issue on behalf of physicians with Michaela Sternstein, JD, vice president of the AMA’s Advocacy Resource Center. For over 30 years, the AMA’s state and federal advocacy efforts have safeguarded the practice of medicine and defended the belief that patients deserve care led by the most highly edu...

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses loan repayment and scholarship programs that provide financial incentives to recruit and retain primary care medical students and working health professionals in exchange for their service in communities in need with Dr. Luis Padilla, associate administrator of the Bureau of Health Workforce.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the is...

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses how telehealth is key to the future of patient care and the related advocacy and payment issues tied to its long-term use with Dr. Jack Resneck Jr., the AMA’s president-elect and a professor and vice chair of dermatology at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. John Andrews, the AMA’s vice president of graduate medical innovations, and Dr. Candise Johnson, a transition-year resident at West Virgina University, about one of the biggest changes in the residency application process that came out of the pandemic—virtual interviews—and what medical students need to know to ace them.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful...

In this Overcoming Obstacles webinar, practice experts share how they successfully integrated behavioral health care into their practice workflow creating a seamless experience for patients and the care team. They discuss how integration took place in a manner that supported efficiency and care quality, while avoiding disruption to the practice operations. For more about the BHI Collaborative Over...

Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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 learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, inclu...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Jesse Rafel at the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York about changes to the USMLE Step 1 Exam and what medical students need to know.  Join the AMA's upcoming webinar “Navigating changes to Step 1” on Oct. 27, 2021, 7–8 p.m. Central time. Register now: ama-assn.org/step-1-changes      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The...

In honor of the AMA’s International Medical Graduate, or IMG, Recognition Week, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Natalia Solenkova, an intensivist physician and international medical graduate about her personal experience as an IMG, and as a vocal physician working on the frontlines in Miami during the pandemic.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues im...

In honor of the AMA’s International Medical Graduate, or IMG Recognition Week, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Daniel Rivers, partnerships director at AMOpportunities in Chicago, about the benefits of a United States Clinical Experience (USCE), including what they are and how to land one.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can...

Three physicians share how implementing behavioral health integration (BHI) has helped to increase joy and satisfaction in their practice. They highlight the benefits brought by BHI in practice and underscore best practices that have helped to reduce administrative burden and increase physician satisfaction prior to and during the course of the pandemic. For more about the BHI Collaborative Overco...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Willie Underwood, a board-certified urologist, AMA Board Trustee and executive director of the Buffalo Center for Health Equity in Buffalo, New York, about a new flu vaccine campaign and what physicians need to know about this year’s flu season. Join the conversation on social by using #NoTimeForFlu     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addre...

Kicking off the AMA’s Medical Student National Advocacy Week, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Brittany Ikwuagwu, the AMA's government relations advocacy fellow in Washington, D.C., about the power of medical student advocacy to create change.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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...

Marcus Christopher Griffith, MD, emphasizes the need for everyone to join forces to lead this fight against COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy...         Read the AMA news article on ama-assn.org  Editor’s note: In minute 16, in reference to the polio vaccine, the editor and Dr. Griffith want to also note Albert Sabin’s contribution to the oral version in the 1960’s.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is...

Virtual registration closes Oct. 6 for this year’s American Conference on Physician Health (ACPH), a scientific conference sponsored jointly by the AMA, Mayo Clinic and Stanford University, taking place Oct. 7-9. Visit https://www.physician-wellbeing-conference.org/ to register now. AMA will be hosting a webinar with Dr. Shanafelt on Thursday, Oct. 21. To virtually attend, email: stepsforward@ama-...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy in Washington, D.C., about the AMA’s latest advocacy efforts. Topics include details from the Build Back Better Act that impact physicians and preventing Medicare payment cuts at the end of the year.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters...

To wrap up the AMA’s Women in Medicine month, AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Alexa Kimball, president and CEO of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, about her mission to close gaps for women in medicine through mentorship, sponsorship and leadership.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to y...

For more information and resources, visit: https://end-overdose-epidemic.org/     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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 learn more about our AMA advoca...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Ochsner Health President and CEO Warner Thomas and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Hart about the impact of Hurricane Ida and Ochsner’s efforts to safeguard its patients and community in the aftermath.       ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. L.J Tan, chief policy and partnerships officer at the Immunization Action Coalition, about the importance of staying up-to-date on adult immunizations and a recent call to action that explains how physicians can help.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Fred Cerise, president and CEO of Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, about the importance of building trust in health care during COVID and beyond.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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://am...

In recognition of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses physician suicide with Corey and Jennifer Feist, founders of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation that aims to reduce burnout of health care professionals and safeguard their well-being.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on wh...

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Dr. Omar Maniya—an emergency physician who went from the frontlines of the pandemic to family practice—about his journey and what private practices can do to stay successful.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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 u...