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Ethics

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Robots are a norm in surgery. What happens when AI enters the OR?

As robotic-assisted surgery evolves to potentially include AI, ethical conversations on decision-making and clinical training emerge. Learn more.
Feet on a scale

Ethics

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Rethinking overreliance on BMI to improve patient care

BMI can be a helpful clinical indicator, but many of its applications are overvalued, imprecise and can harm patients. Learn more with the AMA.
Surgeon performing operation in operating room

Ethics

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Putting patients first in transgender surgical care

Learn about autonomy protections, patient-centered informed consent, and shared decision-making processes in gender-affirming surgical care.
Ropes tied and connected together

Optimal Health

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3 Min Read

AMA assembles task force to guide truth, reconciliation, healing

New task force will advise the AMA Board of Trustees on restorative justice in medicine and medical education.
Profile of health care worker

Ethics

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2 Min Read

Interprofessional education helps fuel meaningful learning

Interprofessional education can help prepare physicians and other clinicians for team-based work cultures. Learn more with the AMA.
Doctors in surgery

Physician Health

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4 Min Read

Being honest about needing care brings systemic, supportive changes

Stefanie Simmons, MD, experienced postpartum depression at the start of her career, but ruled out getting help. Now she works to get rid of care barriers.
Cow peering through fence

Ethics

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How ethics of meat and health transcend the dinner plate

Meat production creates ethical challenges both within clinical practice and at an institutional level. Learn how to respond.
Stethoscope on U.S. flag

Ethics

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How physicians’ duties grow when they serve in government

The pandemic has shined a brighter light on physicians in government roles. Learn about the ethical considerations with the AMA.