AMA Update

What is street medicine? Is street medicine effective? What are the barriers to care for homeless people? What extracurriculars for medical students stand out on residency applications? Richard Bryce, DO, medical director of Street Medicine Detroit and program director at Henry Ford Health System discusses the importan

What does health care leadership do? Is health care leadership a good career? What are the rural health priorities? What are the challenges in rural health care accessibility? Our guest is the interim CEO of Marshfield Clinic Health System, Brian Hoerneman, MD. Dr. Hoerneman talks about his path to leadership, the uniq

When should you get screened for cancer? Are cancer rates increasing or decreasing? Why is cancer increasing in young adults? Barbara McAneny, MD, CEO of New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants, and a past president of the AMA, joins us to discuss the rising rates of cancer in younger generations. Dr. McAneny also d

What is disaster preparedness in health care? How can hospitals plan for mass casualties? What are mass casualty incidents (MCIs)? John Armstrong, MD, vice speaker of the AMA House of Delegates and vice chair of surgery at the University of South Florida, discusses why emergency preparedness is important in health care

What are the new COVID vaccine guidelines? Is the RSV vaccine safe? When should you get the pneumococcal vaccine? Is there a vaccine for meningococcal disease? Our guest is Sandra  Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup. A

AMPAC: What is a Political Action Committee? What political party does the American Medical Association support? Does the AMA lobby? How is AMPAC funded? Rob Jordan, vice president of political affairs at the American Medical Association, answers the most common questions about the AMA’s bipartisan political action com