Episodes 600
Avg. Duration 13m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2021
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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Every Few Days
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About This Podcast

AMA Update is your source for physician-focused news. Hear from physicians and other experts on trending public health concerns, practice issues, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts.

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Recent Episodes

Rising cervical cancer rates and a new at-home screening test for cervical cancer

Jul 24, 2025 12m

Can you prevent cervical cancer? How do you prevent cervical cancer? Can I check for cervical cancer at home? Who should get screened for cervical cancer? Does the HPV vaccine work? Our guest is Ritu…

How electronic health record AI is changing medical summaries for doctors and helping patients

Jul 21, 2025 13m

AI patient summaries: Who writes after-visit summaries? How reliable is AI in health care? Can AI help write clinical notes? How is AI used in hospitals? Our guest today is Veena Jones, MD, vice…

Steps for leaving the medical profession: When and how to decide to stop practicing medicine

Jul 17, 2025 11m

When should a doctor stop seeing patients? What are the alternative careers for doctors? Why do physicians leave practice? What other jobs can you get with an MD? Our guest is Debra Atkisson, MD,…

Innovative residency orientation program teaches local history to improve culturally competent care

Jul 14, 2025 14m

What happens in residency orientation? How long does it take to onboard a resident? What's resident onboarding like? Why is cultural competence important in health care? Our guest today is Jimmy…

Biggest challenges for pediatricians: Physician burnout, addressing misinformation and more

Jul 10, 2025 16m

What does a chief medical officer do? Should kids get vaccines? What's the hardest part about being a pediatrician? How to talk with patients about vaccines? Our guest is Sapna Singh, MD, chief…

New types of treatment for depression: What makes SAINT different from other therapies?

Jul 07, 2025 14m

How quickly does SAINT work? What is the success rate for SAINT? Who is eligible for SAINT? What is SAINT therapy? What are the side effects or risks of SAINT? Joining us to discuss is Nicholas…

Medical AI: Benefits of new technology and use case examples of AI in health care

Jul 02, 2025 14m

Can AI diagnose medical problems? How does AI help doctors? Can AI be used in medical diagnostics? How is AI impacting the practice of medicine? Our guest is Jason Wiesner, MD, chair of the imaging…

How medicine and the American Medical Association have changed with James Madara, MD

Jun 30, 2025 14m

What's being CEO of the American Medical Association like? What are doctor CEOs doing? How has medicine and the American Medical Association changed? After leading the AMA for 14 years, CEO and…

AMA Foundation Excellence in LGBTQ Health Award and the need for LGBTQ health education

Jun 27, 2025 10m

How can LGBTQ health outcomes improve? Why is LGBTQ health care important? What is inclusive LGBTQ patient care? Why is LGBTQ education important? Discussing how to provide culturally competent care…

New HIV drug, heat wave, listeria, treating phone addiction and side effects from using social media

Jun 25, 2025 10m

Why is it so hot? What's the best sunscreen? Can you get addicted to your phone? What is the latest breakthrough in HIV drugs? Was there a food recall? Covering the latest news in HIV treatment, a…

Expanding home health care services and the benefits of home health

Jun 23, 2025 12m

What are the benefits of home health care? What is the demand for home health? What does home health care include? What are the top issues confronting hospitals? Our guest is Isaac J. Myers II, MD,…

Summer COVID strain 2025, measles news, new RSV vaccine for infants and treatment for gonorrhea

Jun 18, 2025 10m

How long does COVID last? What's the new COVID study? Is there a new COVID variant? What states have measles? Is there a new RSV vaccine? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public…

How does AI help in health care? AI success stories: Cancer risk detection and ambient listening AI

Jun 16, 2025 11m

How is AI currently used in health care? How will AI impact health care in the future? Can AI be used to predict cancer risk? What is ambient AI in health care? Our guest is Jeremy Cauwels, MD, chief…

National physician burnout study: Latest statistics on burnout in health care and doctor well-being

Jun 13, 2025 7m

Burnout in medicine: When was burnout at its peak for doctors? Why are doctors so burnt out? What causes burnout in health care? Is there a National Burnout Study? Our guest is Michael Tutty, PhD,…

Becoming president of the American Medical Association and his plans for the future of medicine

Jun 11, 2025 10m

Is becoming an American Medical Association member worth it? What does the American Medical Association do for its members? Why is it so hard to be a doctor right now? Our guest is newly inaugurated…

AMA Annual Meeting 2025: Budget reconciliation bill update and AMA advocacy in action

Jun 06, 2025 15m

How do we fix the health care system for doctors? What policies does the American Medical Association support? What's going to happen to Medicare? Our guest is Todd Askew, senior vice president of…

AMA president on challenges doctors still face and what's next for the American Medical Association

Jun 03, 2025 12m

What policies does the American Medical Association support? What does the American Medical Association fight for? What are the biggest struggles doctors face today? American Medical Association CXO…

How docs help develop medical technology that's speeding up electronic prior authorization

May 30, 2025 18m

How do you know if something needs prior authorization? Why does prior authorization take so long? What is electronic prior authorization? Discussing how to speed up prior authorization process using…

Measles and FDA news: Allergy medication alert, Alzheimer's blood test cleared, new COVID vaccine

May 28, 2025 11m

How do you test for Alzheimer's? Have COVID vaccine guidelines changed? Are men more lonely than women? How many adults are lonely? Is measles still going around? Covering measles cases in the U.S.,…

Career reflections on improving burnout, practice efficiency, physician well-being and patient care

May 23, 2025 17m

What are the best conferences on physician health? What is joy in medicine? Why are doctors burning out? What do doctors waste the most time on? Why doctors retire? Our guest is Christine Sinsky, MD,…

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