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American Medical Association
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Feb 15, 2022 • 17min
Karen Smith, MD, on what physicians need to know about payor contracting
AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Karen Smith, MD, a family medicine physician in private practice in Raeford, N.C., to discuss the important issue of payor contracting.
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Feb 10, 2022 • 12min
How medical students can advocate for key issues in medicine
AMA CXO Todd Unger chats with Brittany Ikwuagwu, the AMA's current government relations advocacy fellow, or GRAF, about the power of medical student advocacy and the AMA’s upcoming Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC). This year's conference will be held virtually, March 3-4, 2022, and will include one day of programming and one day of scheduled virtual Capitol Hill meetings to advocate on key issues like prior authorization, telehealth and payment reform.
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Feb 8, 2022 • 19min
Jillian Horton, MD, on the power of storytelling and relieving physician burnout
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, Medicine and Healing.
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Feb 4, 2022 • 11min
Mark Greenawald, MD, on the "Great Reprioritization" and help-seeking
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.
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Feb 2, 2022 • 28min
This general surgeon is taking his leadership to the next level: running for state representative
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.
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Jan 21, 2022 • 40min
Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, on well-being and top stressors physicians are facing right now
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.
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Jan 20, 2022 • 15min
Renee Salas MD, MPH, MS, on what physicians need to know about the climate crisis
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.
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Jan 18, 2022 • 1min
Welcome to Moving Medicine
Welcome to Moving Medicine. A podcast elevating the voices of physicians, medical students and health care leaders making a difference in medicine today.
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📺 Follow the AMA on YouTube: @americanmedicalassociation
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Jan 18, 2022 • 11min
Kathy Blake, MD, MPH, shares key findings on successful private practices
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.
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📺 Follow the AMA on YouTube: @americanmedicalassociation
🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicians:
https://bit.ly/AMA_Update
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Jan 13, 2022 • 23min
James Madara, MD, on the future of medicine in 2022
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.
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📺 Follow the AMA on YouTube: @americanmedicalassociation
🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for the latest in health care news for physicians:
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