Staff News Writer

AMA Affiliated Groups

News Writer,
Authors

Written by members of the AMA Physician Communications team.

A patient and doctor talking in a white room both wearing masks.

Optimal Health

·
3 Min Read

Health equity demands rethink on education, professionalism

Racial and ethnic inequities persist in morbidity, mortality and care access. Read about some big ideas on how to turn the tide.

Succeed in Med School

·
3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Start of opacity in left eye

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: An ophthalmologist finds opacity cutting off visualization to part of the retina. What is the next step?

·
3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: One week of headaches, nausea, vomiting

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 45-year-old man has a one-week history of headaches, nausea, and vomiting. What is deficient in him?

Prep for Residency

·
8 Min Read

What it’s like in adolescent medicine: Shadowing Dr. Titchen

AMA member, Kanani Titchen, MD, explains that teens and young adults are suffering during this pandemic, if not from COVID-19 infection then from isolation.
Woman in a white room coughing, covering her mouth.

Succeed in Med School

·
3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: 5 stumpers that start with a cough

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Can you answer these questions involving a cough? Find out now.

USMLE® Step 3

·
3 Min Read

Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Woman has frequent kidney stones

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: 38-year-old woman with lupus, hypertension has frequent nephrolithiasis. What is the treatment?
Person wearing a face mask

Optimal Health

·
3 Min Read

What can physicians do about racial and ethnic health inequities?

Learn more from the AMA Journal of Ethics about the racial and ethnic inequity in morbidity, mortality and access to health and other vital services.

Prep for Residency

·
7 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in endocrinology: Shadowing Dr. Correa

For AMA member Ricardo Correa, MD, helping underrepresented minorities feel good and providing them the best care is a rewarding part of endocrinology.