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AMA Update 588: New physician orientation: Hospital orientation for doctors and physician onboarding topics

How to onboard a new physician: What does hospital orientation consist of? How long is orientation at a hospital? How much does physician onboarding cost? The challenges of onboarding new doctors and advice for physician onboarding training with Susan Slaughter, director of physician relations and practice development at Hattiesburg Clinic. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

💜 Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork

🧰 Check out the AMA’s Onboarding Optimization toolkit to learn more: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_OnboardingOptimization

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 577: How to stay healthy when traveling: Measles, dengue virus, and how to sleep better with sleepmaxxing

Can you stay healthy when traveling? How many measles outbreaks in 2025? Which countries have measles? What is immune amnesia? What is sleep maxxing? Discussing rising measles cases globally, avian flu in chickens, dengue fever news, immune amnesia, and how to get better sleep with the latest sleep trend in 2025 with AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

💜 Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork

🪽 For bird flu news visit AMA H5N1 Resource Center to get clinical information, the latest CDC updates and more AMA resources: https://ama-assn.co/BirdFlu

🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map

⚠️ New CDD health advisory for Ongoing Risk of Dengue Virus Infections and Updated Testing Recommendations in the US (CDC HAN 00523): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN-00523

🦟 CDC HAN alert for Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States (CDC HAN 00511): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN-00511

📍 CDC dengue fever map: https://ama-assn.co/dengue_map

🌡️ For CDC dengue management and dengue treatment guidelines: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Dengue

💻 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2025 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 456: Scope creep in health care: 2024 trends and the latest scope of practice legislation in Mississippi

What is the purpose of having scope of practice laws? Why do scope of practice laws vary by state? Does scope of practice help regulate the health care field? Our guest is Claude Brunson, MD, MS, executive director of the Mississippi State Medical Association. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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🏛️ Wondering what is scope of practice and why is it important? Visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/ama-successfully-fights-scope-practice-expansions-threaten

🤝 Learn more about grant funding through AMA’s Scope of Practice Partnership: https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/scope-practice-partnership

🗺️ AMA Health Workforce Mapper: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/research/health-workforce-mapper

📚 Access free scope of practice resources here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/scope-practice-key-tools-resources

🛑 AMA efforts to #StopScopeCreep: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_ScopeOfPractice

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AMA Update 309: How Mississippi is stopping scope of practice expansion with Katherine Gantz Pannel, DO

How did the Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) defeat 11 scope of practice expansion bills in the last year? Get the secret to success and learn what’s driving this legislative winning streak from Dr. Katherine Gantz Pannel—a psychiatrist in Oxford, Mississippi, and immediate past chair of the MSMA board of trustees. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🧰 Access AMA’s scope of practice key tools & resources here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/scope-practice-key-tools-resources

❤️‍🩹 Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and working to #stopscopecreep by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/ama-recovery-plan-america-s-physicians-fighting-scope-creep

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