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Now seeking applicants for the 2026 Ethics Fellowship. Medical students, residents, fellows and early career physicians are eligible. Selected fellows will receive a $2,500 honorarium. Deadline July 20th, 2026. Learn more and apply here: ama-assn.org/medical-residen…

AMA Ethics Fellowship

The AMA Ethics Fellowship is an opportunity for medical students, resident physicians and fellows to explore a topic of ethical importance to medicine’s future.

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In this clinical scenario, a patient's family struggles with how to responsibly navigate care when her capacity to make decisions is limited by a stroke. Apply the AMA Code and earn #CME in this new module from the @AMAEdHub: edhub.ama-assn.org/code-of-m…

Decisions for Adult Patients Who Lack Capacity

In this activity, you engage with a patient case and explore key ethics pearls from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics that guide surrogate selection, conflict management, and balancing prior preferences...

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How the Health Sector Can Reduce Violence by Treating It as a Contagion journalofethics.ama-assn.org… via @journalofethics

How the Health Sector Can Reduce Violence by Treating It as a Contagion – Jan 2018

Violence can best be prevented and treated through collaborative, community-based programs using epidemic control methods.

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Earn #CME credit and explore the wide-reaching medical implications of the rapidly changing artificial and augmented intelligence technologies in health care with @JAMA_current, @JournalofEthics and more. amaedhub.org/4akh9O6

Artificial and Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare

Artificial and Augmented Intelligence (AI) are rapidly changing medicine, creating opportunities to improve clinical workflows, diagnostics and outcomes while also presenting new ethical dilemmas for...

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Earn #CME credit and explore the wide-reaching medical implications of the rapidly changing artificial and augmented intelligence technologies in health care with @JAMA_current, @JournalofEthics and more. amaedhub.org/4kwQLoZ
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Dear followers, As you may know, the AMA Journal of Ethics ceased publishing new content as of December 2025. However, this account will be maintained under the banner of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics: code-medical-ethics.ama-assn…

AMA Code of Medical Ethics | American Medical Association

Discover the AMA Code of Medical Ethics—trusted, comprehensive guidance for physicians on professional conduct, patient care, and ethical decision-making. Explore widely recognized standards develo...

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Sign up for our newsletter, and take advantage of the hashtag#CME opportunities available from the @AMAEdHub: amaethicscode.org

AMA Code of Medical Ethics | American Medical Association

Discover the AMA Code of Medical Ethics—trusted, comprehensive guidance for physicians on professional conduct, patient care, and ethical decision-making. Explore widely recognized standards develo...

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For more about the AMA Journal of Ethics, you can find the full archive at journalofethics.ama-assn.org…

Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association

Ceasing publication after more than 25 years in December 2025, the AMA Journal of Ethics is an editorially independent, peer-reviewed journal devoted to helping medical students, physicians and all...

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@AMAEdHubJan 10
Earn #CME credit and explore the wide-reaching medical implications of the rapidly changing artificial and augmented intelligence technologies in health care with @JAMA_current, @JournalofEthics and more. amaedhub.org/4qbnzFV

Artificial and Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare

Artificial and Augmented Intelligence (AI) are rapidly changing medicine, creating opportunities to improve clinical workflows, diagnostics and outcomes while also presenting new ethical dilemmas for...

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@AMAEdHubJan 12
Earn #CME credit and explore the wide-reaching medical implications of the rapidly changing artificial and augmented intelligence technologies in health care with @JAMA_current, @JournalofEthics and more. amaedhub.org/49xJrnI

Artificial and Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare

Artificial and Augmented Intelligence (AI) are rapidly changing medicine, creating opportunities to improve clinical workflows, diagnostics and outcomes while also presenting new ethical dilemmas for...

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Lessons for Responsible Geroscience From the History of Longevity Nicolai Wohns, MD and @DPromislow, DPhil @JournalofEthics journalofethics.ama-assn.org…
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What roles should industry and the public have in diagnostic research, and what are the keys to incentivizing rare drug development? Find out and earn #CME with this article from @JournalofEthics. amaedhub.org/4j6YlWK

The Roles of Industry and the Public in Diagnostic Research

Research on rare diseases is not lucrative enough to garner ample private funding. This article considers conflict among values seen as corporate fiscal policy (investment return, market share) and...

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@AMAEdHub21 Dec 2025
Earn #CME credits and deepen your understanding of how to evaluate, treat and manage musculoskeletal pain to improve the quality of care for your patients with @JAMA_current, @JournalofEthics and others. Learn more. amaedhub.org/3MLPWM4

Evaluating and Managing Musculoskeletal Pain

Musculoskeletal pain, whether acute or chronic, can reflect serious underlying medical issues and significantly decrease the quality of life for suffering patients. Learn to evaluate, treat and...

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@AMAEdHub22 Dec 2025
Listen and learn as experts discuss how the focus of health research in the U.S. shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the mid-to-late 20th century in this #EthicsTalk episode from @JournalofEthics. amaedhub.org/4920UEJ

Ethics Talk: Why Has US Health Research Shifted From Social and Environmental Factors to Genetics?

In this episode from the AMA Journal of Ethics podcast, James Tabery, PhD, discusses how US health research has shifted from social and environmental factors to genetics over the course of the...

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@AMAEdHub23 Dec 2025
🎧 Listen and learn as experts discuss the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice in this #EthicsTalk podcast episode from @JournalofEthics. Tune in now to earn #CME! amaedhub.org/3KMr1Yj

Ethics Talk: How Do Street Clinicians Use EHRs?

This activity is based on an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the evolution of electronic health records in street health care practice. Featured guest is Brett Feldman, director and co-founder of...

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Electronic health records are critical in day-to-day health care operations, but they tend to divert physicians' focus from patients to a screen. Explore the ethical impacts of this trend in patient care with this case commentary from @JournalofEthics. amaedhub.org/48YCITA

EHRs, iPatients, and Clinician Well-Being

One drawback to electronic health records is that they divert clinicians' focus from patient to screen. This has generated a colloquial reference to patient-screen pairings as an “iPatient.” This...

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Should Private Equity Firms Own Residency Slots? journalofethics.ama-assn.org… via @journalofethics

Should Private Equity Firms Own Residency Slots?

Private equity margin maximization and profit-making strategies focus on acquisition, short-term ownership, and sale of health care entities, including residency program opportunities.

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@AMAEdHub30 Dec 2025
Discover how integrating #AI powered ambient listening and transcription technologies into the #EHR documentation process influences documentation practices and clinical encounters in this case commentary from @JournalofEthics. Learn more. amaedhub.org/48W8VuV

The Influence of Ambient Listening and Transcription Technologies

This article analyzes how integrating ambient listening & transcription technologies powered by AI into EHR documentation affects documentation practices & clinical encounters. The article recommends...

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@AMAEdHub31 Dec 2025
Explore the consequences of "note bloat" in #EHR and discover an approach to electronic documentation that focuses on making important patient information easier to find in this article from @JournalofEthics. Learn more. amaedhub.org/4pH8X0T

Good EHR Documentation and Deflating Bloated Chart Notes

This article considers consequences of long, dense clinician notes. It offers a less-is-more approach to EHR documentation, focusing on making important information easier to find, illuminating...

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Discover how integrating #AI powered ambient listening and transcription technologies into the #EHR documentation process influences documentation practices and clinical encounters in this case commentary from @JournalofEthics. Learn more. amaedhub.org/4pspVQl
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