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  • Student Debt and Improving your Credit Score

    • Sep 16, 2019

    When it comes to student debt, you’re far from alone. There’s no need to stress out or feel embarrassed about your situation. Instead, gain an understanding of the options available and make things manageable. Alex Macielak, and Chirag Shah, MD, discuss the state of student debt in the U.S., as well as considerations for improving your credit score.

  • Annual Check-ups - Time Wasted or Time Misused?

    • Aug 30, 2019
    • Rita Rubin, MA

    Nearly a century has passed since the American Medical Association endorsed “periodic medical examinations of apparently healthy persons” in 1922 but real physicians and other interested parties have debated the value of checkups for decades. This JAMA Medical News & Perspectives explores this debate, and what role the routine check-up plays in long term health.

  • Thinking About Early Retirement?

    • Aug 27, 2019
    • Amy Farouk, Past News Editor, AMA

    Many physicians wait to retire until their late 60s or 70s, but if you’re considering an early retirement, you’re not alone. Nearly 30 percent of physicians retire between the ages of 60 and 65, and 12 percent retire before the age of 60. Here are five questions to include on your list of things to think through before deciding to retire early.

  • Take Steps to Create a Strong Team Culture in Your Practice

    • Aug 23, 2019

    If your practice's team culture is healthy, it will influence the success of your practice's operations. Just as you can transform your processes, you can transform your culture. Read more about how you can engineer your culture to be one that will flourish in the current rapidly changing health care environment.

  • How To Get What You Want In Your First Job Out Of Residency

    • Aug 20, 2019
    • Brendan Murphy, News Writer, AMA

    Your residency is wrapping up and you are thinking about your first post-residency job – What do you want and how can you achieve it? A recently released survey, conducted by the physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins, sheds some light on trends and AMA experts offer insights on how you can achieve your goals.

  • How to Negotiate Your First Contract

    • Jul 10, 2019

    It’s not about what you wear as much as how you prepare. Interviewing and negotiating your first contract involves a lot of steps. Wes Cleveland, senior attorney with the AMA, shares some tips and walks you through the process in the Making the Rounds podcast. While many of these are common sense, your life as a resident has most likely been very regimented, so be sure to take a moment to step back and get your head around the interview process.

  • Employment Trends Report – Practice Arrangements

    • Jul 10, 2019

    For the first time in history employed physicians slightly outnumber those who own their own practice. In 2018, 47.4 percent of practicing physicians were employed, while 45.9 percent owned their practices, according to a new entry in the AMA Policy Research Perspectives (PRP) series. Read more about employment trends and their impact here.

  • Which Medical Specialties Experience the Most Burnout?

    • Jul 10, 2019

    An online survey of doctors finds an overall physician burnout rate of 44 percent, with 15 percent saying they experienced colloquial or clinical forms of depression. More than 15,000 physicians from 29 specialties responded to the survey resulting in the “National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019” from Medscape. The survey asked about the prevalence of physician burnout factors and how they affect doctors’ lives.

  • Strategies for the Dual-Physician Family

    • Jul 10, 2019

    Nearly half of all physicians are married to physicians, and those numbers are expected to rise. The good news is that dual physician couples are less likely to divorce, but they face unique career and family experiences. This JAMA Viewpoint discusses the special challenges these couples face, and what strategies they can implement to find balance.

  • Advice for managing in-flight medical emergencies

    • May 1, 2019

    There is a reportable medical emergency on 1 of every 600 flights so chances are, if you fly a lot you may hear the call. 144 times a day physicians are called to aid passengers who have fallen ill. How do you manage in flight emergencies?

  • Do you trust your colleagues?

    • May 1, 2019

    Trusted relationships between patients and their physicians are a timeless foundation of medical practice, but less is known about trust between physicians. How do relationships with colleagues impact patient care and physician burnout?

  • Tips for managing medical student loans

    • May 1, 2019

    Many residents, fellows and new physicians have substantial medical education loans. In 2016, the median debt burden for medical school graduates was $190,000. Get tips for managing your medical student loans and understand your options for repayment.

  • Are you prepared to retire?

    • May 1, 2019

    Throughout your entire career, you've been preparing for retirement. You've planned. You've saved. By now, you might have a retirement date in mind. If that date is 6-12 months away, these steps can help with your impending transition out of practice.

  • Facets of Physician Compensation

    • Mar 11, 2019

    Are you a young physician preparing to transition from residency and fellowship? You likely have many questions about your future in medicine. These concerns extend to finances, as highlighted by an AMA Insurance Agency Inc. survey of U.S. medical residents.

  • Three Apps Every Physician Should Have

    • Mar 11, 2019

    Physicians are constantly on the lookout for technological solutions that give them the right information at the right time, and smartphone apps can be one solution. But with more than 318,000 available health-related mobile applications, it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff.

  • Negotiating Benefit Packages and Compensation

    • Mar 11, 2019

    What should you look for in compensation and benefit packages? Do all employers offer new physician bonuses? Wes Cleveland explores compensation and benefits in this episode of the podcast series Making the Rounds.

  • Contract Negotiations – Understanding Letters of Intent

    • Dec 20, 2018

    AMA senior attorney Wes Cleveland knows his way around the contracting process. In the second episode of the popular podcast series, Making the Rounds, he discusses letters of intent and why physicians should consider hiring an attorney to review these documents.

  • Build Resiliency and Renew your Sense of Purpose

    • Dec 20, 2018

    Learning physician resiliency has numerous benefits for you, your training, and your practice, but what exactly is resiliency?

  • Make Your Health a Priority

    • Dec 20, 2018

    As a physician, you know that physical activity can make a huge difference in your patients’ health, but do you also set aside enough time to get the activity you need to stay healthy and manage stress?

  • Advice for a student starting medical school

    • Nov 26, 2018

    In a widely shared narrative essay from the JAMA series “A Piece of My Mind”, internist Adam S. Cifu, MD offers three basic lessons not taught in medical school that he learned about practicing medicine based on his experiences from a patient with whom he has built a trusting relationship over the years.