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Microplastics Infiltrate Our Bodies. How Can Physicians Help?

When plastic breaks down into microplastic particles, they pollute the environment and numerous studies have found they infiltrate multiple organ systems and tissues. In fact, a 2022 study in Environmental International estimated that microplastics were circulating in the blood of…

Human-Centered Health Care – Designing Systems for Physician Well-Being

Dr Heather Farley, AMA Vice President of Professional Satisfaction, joins Dr Elizabeth Harry, chief well-being officer at Michigan Medicine, Carolyn Winslow, PhD, organizational research psychologist and well-being research & analytics lead at the Michigan Medicine Office of Well-Being, and Ken…

One Federally Qualified Health Center’s Journey to Joy in Medicine

Dr Mark Schildt, Chief Wellness Officer at El Rio Health, shares how they became the first Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to earn Gold-level recognition from the American Medical Association’s Joy in MedicineÆ Program in 2024. He describes El Rio’s…

Ethics Talk: Lessons From Disability Ethics About Ageism

This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about key ideas from disability ethics that can inform our thinking about age-related biases and how medicalizing aging affects our health,…

Why Self-Care is Not Enough in Solving Physician Burnout

In this AMA STEPS ForwardÆ podcast, Archana Shrestha, MD, MS, board-certified emergency physician, certified physician coach, and Chief Wellness Officer, shares her personal journey from burnout to becoming a leader in physician well-being. She discusses the unique challenges faced by…

What Practice Leaders Need to Know About Scaling Behavioral Health Integration

Behavioral health integration is essential to whole-person care, but how can you make it sustainable? In collaboration with the BHI Collaborative, this AMA STEPS ForwardÆ podcast features Kristin Kroeger, chief of advocacy policy and practice advancement at the American Psychiatric…

Ethical AI Use in Medicine – A Clinical Practice Toolkit

As augmented intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into clinical practice, physicians must navigate new ethical and operational challenges. AI tools can enhance diagnostic accuracy, streamline workflows, and support personalized care, while also introducing concerns related to reliability, bias, transparency, privacy,…