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What doctors wish patients knew about healthy aging

Attention to aging well shouldn’t begin as an older adult. It is important to start young. Four physicians share how patients can practice healthy aging.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™

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Harry Agress Jr., MD
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5 Min Read

Making the best of your retirement from medicine

 When you are ready to hang up the white coat, retired physician, author and photographer Harry Agress Jr., MD, offers tips on what comes next. 

Career Development
Debra Atkisson, MD
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5 Min Read

What’s next? How senior physicians can plan a career transition

Retirement can challenge older-adult physicians socially and emotionally. A psychiatrist says it is key for doctors to visualize a new identity.

Career Development
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SPS member profile: Jenny L. Boyer, MD

Learn more about SPS Chair, Jenny L. Boyer, MD, JD, PhD.

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Senior Physicians
Senior Physician Section Member Spotlight
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5 Min Read

Senior Physician Section: Member profiles and highlights

Each month, the Senior Physician Section highlights members and individuals to showcase their work and current efforts.

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Senior Physicians
Senior Physician Section Member Spotlight
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5 Min Read

Ageism has an impact on older-adult patients—and their physicians

Recently published AMA research sheds light on the experiences of physicians 65 and older. A panel of expert physicians weighs in.

Health Equity
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5 Min Read

Find leadership opportunities with the AMA sections

AMA sections (groups) provide ample opportunities for physicians and medical students to be leaders and make a positive impact on the profession and patients' lives.

Leadership
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Senior Physicians Recognition Month

In honor of Older Americans Month, the AMA celebrates senior physician members during the month of May. Learn more. 

Senior Physicians
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7 Min Read

Study details how senior doctors—a lot of them—experience ageism

Ageism affects physicians in some universal ways, but also some unique ways. Learn how to protect older doctors for everyone’s benefit.

Physician Health