Physicians and medical students’ time is more squeezed than ever, so it’s no surprise that a growing number of physicians and future doctors are taking advantage of listening to podcasts to enhance their knowledge of trends in medicine while commuting, running errands, making dinner or doing housework.

In 2023, more than 530,000 episodes of AMA podcasts were downloaded as listeners learned from doctors and other experts who give voice to an array of original AMA podcasts.

Below, find six of our top episodes from across the AMA podcast network.

My latest for the AMA. The whole shebang.

This year saw hundreds of bills introduced across the nation to inappropriately expand scope of practice for nonphysician providers such as nurse practitioners, advanced practice registered nurses, optometrists, psychologists, naturopaths, pharmacists, physician assistants, athletic trainers and—yes—even music therapists.

New research, some aided by the AMA Health Workforce Mapper but much it conducted by physicians and experts outside the AMA, is reshaping our understanding of how scope of practice expansions affect health system costs, care quality and more.

My latest for the AMA. The whole shebang.

The AMA is strongly supporting a bill introduced in Congress that would completely eliminate the 3.37% Medicare physician pay cut scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. …

With the bill’s introduction, now “patients and physicians have a clear-eyed view on how to protect Medicare from injurious cuts,” said AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH.

My latest for the AMA. The whole shebang.

Physicians can be healers, caregivers, scientists, advocates, change-makers and decision-makers. They also are often very busy, which is why our readers are the beneficiaries of the physicians who generously shared their personal stories, innovative approaches and stirring insights.

Many of the doctors who are fighting burnout, making telehealth work in practice, advancing health equity, and inspiring others with their physician advocacy across the career spectrum have taken time from their hectic schedules this year to explore how they are moving medicine forward in exclusive, in-depth Q&A-format interviews with the AMA.

My latest for the AMA. The whole shebang.