Jennifer Jorgensen, MD, of Confluence Health, says gastroenterology is a diverse specialty with fun-loving colleagues and appreciative patients.

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the pressing issues facing physicians with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD.

Physicians and health IT should collaborate to monitor AI tools for safe use, starting with low-risk cases to cut administrative burdens. Years ago, physicians in the intensive care unit kept an ...

How can a physician fellowship applicant catch a program director’s eye? The answer extends well beyond your CV. Rachael Nicholson, MD, spent 13 years as the program director for the vascular surgery ...

Parkinson’s disease often begins with a tremor and the biggest risk factor is aging. Isaac Goldszer, MD, of Henry Ford Health, discusses what to know. Parkinson’s disease is the second-most common ...

If you are pondering a major change in geography for physician residency, consider this expert advice on how to balance location preferences and future goals. The residency-application process is all ...

Diversifying the financial resources of your private practice and owning the medical technology you use may seem like a good idea, but a federal law that was designed to protect consumers from ...

As the AMA State Advocacy Summit gets underway, new survey data shows what will keep doctors and medical society staffers busy in statehouses this year. Compared with previous years, 2024 saw a lower ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

Significant coding and documentation reforms for outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) services took effect in 2021. And when physicians wondered what impact those reforms would have on their ...

Over a dozen states let optometrists wield a scalpel on the eyelid, opening up patients to missed cancers, unsafe procedures and more. This legal trend is one that deeply concerns Iowa ophthalmologist ...