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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, relationships, and sense of self. The featured guests are Dr Erin Gentry Lamb, the Faculty Lead of the Humanities Pathway in the School of Medicine and to Direct the undergraduate Bioethics and Medical Humanities minor; and Dr Kate De Medeiros, a social gerontologist and researcher who explores how attitudes about aging affect our health, relationships, and sense of self. The target audience for this activity includes clinicians of all specialties as well as other health care professionals. The interview with Dr Lamb was recorded September 22, 2025, and the interview with Dr de Medeiros was recorded September 5, 2025.

In this episode of Catalyzing Change in MedEd, host Kim Lomis*, MD, VP, Medical Education Innovations, American Medical Association, unpacks the concept of uncertainty and why it's so important to teach students how to manage it. To better understand this nuanced topic, Dr. Lomis spoke with Kelly Caverzagie, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Education, Oregon Health & Science University and Michelle Lazarus, SFHEA, PhD, Director, Centre for Human Anatomy Education Monash University in Melbourne, Australia to learn more about why learners feel compelled to have certainty and how to help them manage the inevitable uncertainty that permeates the practice of medicine and the process of medical education.

Guests: Kelly Caverzagie, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Education, Oregon Health & Science University Michelle Lazarus, SFHEA, PhD, Director, Centre for Human Anatomy Education; Deputy Director, Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education, Monash University Host: Kim Lomis, MD, VP, Medical Education Innovations, American Medical Association ​ *Please note that at the time of this recording, Dr. Lomis was serving as Vice President, Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association. As of July 2026, she transitioned to the Josiah Macy Jr Foundation. The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Macy Foundation. ​​

Competency-based medical education (CBME) focuses on learning outcomes – programmatic assessment informs learning experiences and appropriate progression – and has been an elusive innovation to implement at scale in medical education. In this episode of Catalyzing Change in MedEd, host Kevin Heckman, MBA, Director, Product Development, Medical Education, American Medical Association, speaks with two experts in evaluation and assessment, Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE, Associate Dean, Admissions & Assessment, Stanford University School of Medicine and Tia Lockspeiser, MD, MHPE, Associate Dean of Assessment, Evaluation, and Outcomes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, to discuss challenges and barriers to incorporating CBME in medical education, as well as its benefits, including the emergence of master adaptive learners and increased attention to the quality of the assessment system.

Guests: Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPE, Associate Dean, Admissions & Assessment, Stanford University School of Medicine Tai Lockspeiser, MD, MHPE, Associate Dean of Assessment, Evaluation, and Outcomes, University of Colorado School of Medicine Host: ​ Kevin Heckman, MBA, Director, Product Development, Medical Education, American Medical Association

In this episode, Dr. Shahid Jaffer and Dr. Priya Sarin Gupta join CPSolvers host Ashley Cooper for a live recording of the podcast at the 2026 Society for General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Annual Meeting. This year's episode, our sixth conducted at SGIM, is focused on democratizing health care by way of mobile health clinics. During this episode, we speak with two experts: (1) Dr. Priya Sarin Gupta who is the Senior Medical Director for Clinical Community Programs at Mass General Brigham, Medical Director for Mobile Health Services at the Kraft Center for Community Health, and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and (2) Dr. Shahid Jaffer, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Associate Program Director for the University of Minnesota Mobile Health Initiative, and Principal Investigator of the Minnesota Cancer Assessment Mobile Program. This episode is hosted by Ashley Cooper and the show notes for this episode were written by Ashley Cooper and Dr. Alec Calac.

The primary role of medical education is to produce a competent health care workforce capable of meeting the health care needs of our population. Pathway programs can help improve the preparedness of the health workforce, making it capable of addressing the ultimate goal – the elimination of health inequity. In this episode of Catalyzing Change in MedEd, host David Henderson, MD, VP for Medical Education and Workforce Development, American Medical Association speaks with Tonya Fancher, MD, MPH, Associate Dean, Workforce Innovation, UC Davis School of Medicine and Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez, MD, Associate Dean of GME, DIO, Oregon Health & Science University, who spent the last six years working together as part of an AMA Reimagining Residency grant program. They will talk about their grant project and share how pathway programs are addressing persistent physician shortages in underserved urban, rural, and tribal communities to reduce health disparities and improve access to adequate health care. Guests: Tonya Fancher, MD, MPH, Associate Dean, Workforce Innovation, UC Davis School of Medicine Joyce Hollander-Rodriguez, MD, Associate Dean of GME, DIO, Oregon Health & Science University Host: David Henderson, MD, VP for Medical Education and Workforce Development, American Medical Association Explore the AMA's work in medical education and workforce development.

Why is it that individuals who are hospitalized often leave the hospital with decreased mobility and functional abilities? In this episode of Clinically Significant™, host Maylyn Martinez, MD, MSc explores the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of Hospital-acquired disability (HAD). Are fall prevention efforts helping or harming hospitalized patients? Can societal norms and public health policies shift away from bed rest and encourage safe mobility for patients with acute medical illness? Tune in for the answers to these questions and actionable steps health care providers can take to prevent HAD.

Ths activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast patient experiences with chronic pain and how physical therapy can be used for good migraine headache care. Featured guests are Kim Christiansen, RN, a nurse and lactation consultant who works at AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, Il and Natalie Hoff, PT, DPT, a physical therapist at the Diamond Headache Inpatient Clinic at AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The target audience for this activity includes clinicians of all specialties as well as other health care professionals.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how clinicians think and care for patients. In our conversation with Jonathan Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Data Science at Stanford University, he shares how AI has enhanced his own clinical work and the practical steps that foster trust and adoption among clinicians. The discussion goes beyond technology to explore the emotional dimensions of care, address bias, and outline the safeguards needed to use AI responsibly. We also review AI's impact on medical education and the evolving hospital landscape for responsible, future-ready AI-enabled care. Join us for a thoughtful exploration of the promise, challenges, and path forward to integrate AI into clinical decision making.

Nursing is at a pivotal moment and bold leadership is shaping what comes next. Join Dale E. Beatty, DNP, RN, Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President at Stanford Health Care, for a candid conversation on the future of nursing practice and education. Drawing from his experience leading system-wide transformation, Dr. Beatty reflects on workforce challenges, the evolving role of nurse leaders, and what it truly takes to build cultures where care, innovation, and people thrive. This discussion offers a forward-looking perspective on how nursing can move beyond resilience toward redesign—reimagining education, leadership, and mentorship to meet the demands of modern healthcare.

How can clinicians effectively manage pain while mitigating the risks of opioid misuse and overdose? In this episode, Amanda Latimore, PhD, discusses opioid therapy with experts Jarratt Pytell, MD, and Arianna Campbell, MPH, PA-C, to address this critical question. Topics include assessing patient risk, clinical decision-making for prescribing opioids, safe prescribing and monitoring, patient education; and personalized, long-term care. By tuning in, listeners will gain valuable insights on how to manage pain while ensuring patient safety.