Moving Medicine

A discussion with Dr. Mercy Adetoye, a clinical lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, about specific ways residency programs can improve the recruiting and training experience of under-represented minorities.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most...

In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, chair of the AMA Board of Trustees and the AMA task force working to prevent deaths and improve patient outcomes, discusses efforts to address the national overdose epidemic, help patients in pain and improve access to evidence-based care—and how physicians can get involved.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally...

A discussion with AMA President Dr. Gerald Harmon, a family medicine specialist, about the importance of patients returning to care and how physicians can play a key role in making sure that message gets heard.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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. J...

An in-depth discussion with Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, an ophthalmologist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, about telehealth's impact on—and other digital and technological advances emerging in— ophthalmology.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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 to...

A discussion with Dr. Meg Wolff, associate program director of the University of Michigan Pediatrics Residency Program, and Dr. Kimberly Lomis, AMA’s vice president for undergraduate medical education innovations, about gaps learners experience in the transition between medical school and residency and what the AMA is doing to address them.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused...

There is extensive diversity among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and consequently, their health behaviors, beliefs, and challenges deserve distinct attention. In this episode, AMA Sr. policy analyst Joaquin Baca and emergency medicine resident Dr. Anna Yap, discuss the foundation that aggregating data has set in creating health inequities in the U.S. and the need for its disaggregation for...

A discussion with Todd Askew, the AMA’s Senior Vice President of Advocacy in Washington, D.C., about the recently released proposed rule for the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, telehealth developments and advocacy efforts in the fight against the National Overdose Epidemic.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on...

Independent physician practice experts share their experience integrating behavioral health, how they got started, the challenges they encountered, and how they continue to measure success. For the full, interactive presentation, ama-assn.org/bhi-strategies. For more about the BHI Collaborative Overcoming Obstacles Series, go to www.ama-assn.org/bhiresources     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your power...

A discussion with Todd Askew, the AMA’s Senior Vice President of Advocacy in Washington, D.C., about the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the Affordable Care Act and what it means for the future of 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....

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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, including:  ▹ Reforming Medicare payment  ▹ Fighting...

A discussion with Dr. Clyde Yancy, vice dean of diversity and inclusion, and chief of the Division of Cardiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine about the important role of research in medicine and how students and residents can get involved.       ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matte...

Experts share examples of how physicians, and other non-physician clinicians of the care-team can be leaders in breaking the stigma barrier and normalizing treatment for people with mental health conditions with an emphasis on those who are underserved or are of special populations. For the full, interactive presentation, ama-assn.org/bhi-stigma. For more on the BHI Collaborative, visit ama-assn.o...

A discussion with Dr. Maya Green, regional medical director for communities on the south and west side of Chicago at Howard Brown Health, who shares highlights from a recent webinar: “Black and LGBTQ+: At the intersection of race, sexual orientation and gender identity,” and shares her own experience in treating Black and LGBTQ+ patients.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on...

A discussion with Dr. Mikhail Varshavski (Doctor Mike), a board-certified family medicine physician and content creator, who will share how he’s been using his social media, which has more than 16 million followers, to combat medical misinformation and change the way we talk about medicine.      ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you...

A discussion with Dr. William McDade, chief diversity and inclusion officer at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or ACGME, about the importance of incorporating health equity in resident education.  For more information on the AMA's GME Competency Education Program: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/gcep For more information on the AMA's UME Curricular Enrichment Program: https://...

A discussion with Dr. Pieter Cohen, an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and an Internist at Cambridge Health Alliance, about what physicians need to know about dietary supplements to help keep their patients safe.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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 chall...

Click here to view the BHI compendium or other BHI resources.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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, i...

Experts share how to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns from equitable distribution and access to efficacy among communities that experience health disparities.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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 htt...

In recognition of Juneteenth, the AMA talks with physician and social entrepreneur, Dr. Dale Okorodudu, about “Black Men in White Coats,” a collaborative effort that seeks to increase the number of Black men in the field of medicine through exposure, inspiration and mentoring.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on wh...

A discussion with the AMA’s incoming president, Dr. Gerald Harmon, a family medicine specialist, who shares his priorities for 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 this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew  🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co...

Numerous studies have shown that physicians and other health care professionals are the most important–and most trusted–voice in answering patient questions about the vaccine. In this episode, experts respond to rumors, misinformation, and disinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine that is circulating among the American public.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing...

Even before the pandemic, obesity has affected communities of color disproportionately, due to systemic racism and other health inequities. In this episode, experts discuss and debunk obesity health myths among patients of color.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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 ch...

Peter Marks, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), joins AMA President Susan R. Bailey to discuss the most up-to-date vaccine information, including the recent paused distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can...

Hosted by Chris Grant, this podcast episode from Permanente Medicine Podcast, features AMA President Dr. Bailey and Dr. Margaret Ferguson, president and executive medical director of the Colorado Permanente Medical Group.   Visit permanente.org for more.       ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — pat...

As COVID-19 vaccines become available, Dr. Tyeese Gaines and Dr. Wayne Grody discuss misinformation about the vaccines and what they wish patients knew about safety and efficacy.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 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/Join...