What it ’s like to be in endocrine surgery: Shadowing Dr. Krishnamurthy
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Source: AMA Wire - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
What it’s like to be in endocrine surgery: Shadowing Dr. Krishnamurthy
As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to be an endocrine surgeon? Here’s your chance to find out.
Meet Vikram D. Krishnamurthy, MD, an endocrine surgeon and featured physician in AMA Wire’s® “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties.
Read his insights to help determine whether a career in endocrine surgery might be a good fit for you.
“Shadowing” Dr. Krishnamurthy
Specialty: Endocrine surgery
Practice setting: Academic group practice in a health system of 10 hospitals and 18 ambulatory centers
Years in practice: 2
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Source: AMA Wire - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
What it ’s like to be in obesity medicine: Shadowing Dr. Lazarus
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As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it ’s like to be an obesity specialist? Here’s your chance to find out. < /p > < p >
Meet Ethan Lazarus, MD, an obesity specialist and featured physician in < em > AMA Wire ’s < /em > ® < a href= " http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/ama-wire/blog/ShadowMe_Specialty/1 " target= " _self " > “Shadow Me” Specialty Series < /a > , which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties. Dr. Lazarus is the secretary treasurer of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) and the OMA delegate for the AMA. < a href= " http://pluck.ama-assn.org/ver1.0/../...
Source: AMA Wire - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
What it’s like to be in obesity medicine: Shadowing Dr. Lazarus
As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to be an obesity specialist? Here’s your chance to find out.
Meet Ethan Lazarus, MD, an obesity specialist and featured physician in AMA Wire’s® “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties. Dr. Lazarus is the secretary treasurer of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) and the OMA delegate for the AMA.
Read his insights to help determine whether a career in obesity medicine might be a good fit for you.
“Shadowing” Dr. Lazarus
Specialty: Obesity medicine
Practice setting: Solo
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Source: AMA Wire - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
What you need to do now to secure a firm financial future
When it comes to financial planning, one-half of young physicians go it alone. But such independence may cost you dearly in the long run.
Establishing a strong financial foundation
A recent study by AMA Insurance found that 71 percent of young physicians feel somewhat or not very knowledgeable about financial planning. At a time when your income climbs from modest to six figures, your biggest mistake could be counting only on yourself to get your arms around your financial future.
That future likely includes higher income, increasing taxes and a set of pressing financial priorities, including retirement, your childre...
Source: AMA Wire - May 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Ready for travel? Make sure you ’re prepared for the unexpected
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With summer getting underway, make sure you include planning for the unpredictable. A new travel insurance plan designed especially for physicians and their families now is available through a new partnership between AMA Insurance and Travel Guard < sup > ® < /sup > . The Travel Guard < sup > ® < /sup > Deluxe Plus Plan, sponsored by the AMA, offers exclusive benefits to physicians and their families, including: < /p > < ul > < li >
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Source: AMA Wire - May 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Ready for travel? Make sure you’re prepared for the unexpected
With summer getting underway, make sure you include planning for the unpredictable. A new travel insurance plan designed especially for physicians and their families now is available through a new partnership between AMA Insurance and Travel Guard®. The Travel Guard® Deluxe Plus Plan, sponsored by the AMA, offers exclusive benefits to physicians and their families, including:
Exclusive TSA PreÖ® Offer—purchasers are eligible to receive a waiver of the TSA PreÖ application fee. If approved by the TSA, travelers enjoy an expedited security screening experience that helps take the stress out of travel with no need...
Source: AMA Wire - May 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
The well-trained MA: One practice ’s winning strategy
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Well-trained medical assistants (MA) can hold fast the front line of patient care, freeing up physicians from some of their routine administrative and clinical tasks. MAs can play an integral role in achieving practice goals, but sometimes inconsistencies in training and expectations can slow down the progression toward physician-led team-based care. Find out how one practice implemented a professional training program to ensure all of their MAs were able to provide high-quality care support. < a href= " http://pluck.ama-assn.org/ver1.0/../static/images/store/11/0/8bb10992-8e35-4ce1-8040-11a24c344d54.Full.jpg?1 " ...
Source: AMA Wire - May 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
The well-trained MA: One practice’s winning strategy
Well-trained medical assistants (MA) can hold fast the front line of patient care, freeing up physicians from some of their routine administrative and clinical tasks. MAs can play an integral role in achieving practice goals, but sometimes inconsistencies in training and expectations can slow down the progression toward physician-led team-based care. Find out how one practice implemented a professional training program to ensure all of their MAs were able to provide high-quality care support.
Giving the MAs in your practice consistent and accurate professional development tools can help increase their knowledge and abili...
Source: AMA Wire - May 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
Answer revealed to this top-missed USMLE Step 2 question
Getting ready for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 2 is no easy feat, but we’re sharing expert insights to help give you a leg up. Take a look at the exclusive scoop on this month’s most-missed USMLE Step 2 test prep question. Think you have what it takes to rise above your peers? Test your USMLE knowledge, and view an expert video explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical.
Once you’ve got this question under your belt, be sure to test your knowledge with other posts in this series.
Ready. Set. Go.
This month’s question that stumped most students:
A 42-year-old woman come...
Source: AMA Wire - May 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
6 tips to nurture your family during training
Medical school and residency are times of intensive training, so adding a family to the mix can necessitate even greater planning and attention. At the same time, medical trainees with families say the rewards of going through this period with such a support network are well worth the effort. One medical family shares their tips for success.
It’s quite a ride
“I’m not exactly sure how to explain what it was like going to medical school as a family of five, but I guess the best way to describe [it] is a rollercoaster,” Angela Kalcec wrote in an article in the spring 2016 issue of Physician Family, a publication ...
Source: AMA Wire - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
4 new ways HHS hopes to simplify, support patient care
Physicians and patients could soon have access to tools that will help simplify complicated components of health care, including Medicare payment policies and medical bills. Learn about two new health IT challenges and funding opportunities that should bring greater clarity and simplicity to important administrative functions, from medication management to care coordination.
Making sense of regulations and medical bills
“It’s not just a vision for our future,” said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell as she announced two new challenges at Health Datapalooza in Washington, D...
Source: AMA Wire - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
This USMLE Step 1 question stumped test-takers
When it comes to taking exams, not all questions are created equal. If you’re preparing for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1 exam, you need this exclusive scoop on one of the most commonly missed USMLE test prep questions. Find out what this month’s challenging question is, and view an expert video explanation of the answer from Kaplan Medical.
Welcome to this month’s installment of the AMA Wire® series, Tutor talk: Tips from Kaplan Medical on the most missed USMLE test prep questions from Kaplan’s Qbank: Step 1. Each month, we’re revealing the top questions physicians in tra...
Source: AMA Wire - May 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
3 steps for talking with patients about substance use disorder
When a patient with a substance use disorder comes in for a visit, talking to them about treating their addiction in a way that avoids the stigma that surrounds these disorders can be difficult. Learn how one physician approaches this conversation during her addiction consultations with patients.
Out in New Mexico, physicians and other medical professionals are putting in a lot of work toward ending the opioid overdose epidemic. Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a free-of-charge distance education model, connects primary care physicians with specialists to help them develop and share knowledge ...
Source: AMA Wire - May 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
How new Medicare payment system intends to help small practices
Draft regulations released last month outline sweeping changes to the Medicare payment system, and one of those eagerly anticipated changes is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) stated intent to ease physicians’ administrative burdens—including for those in small or rural practices. A new fact sheet outlines flexibilities the agency is proposing for physicians in the new payment system.
Responding to physician feedback
The proposed rule for implementing key provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has drawn concerns regarding its regulatory impact analysis, which pro...
Source: AMA Wire - May 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news
