The American Medical Association, or the AMA, is the oldest and largest professional association of physicians in the United States, comprising more than 270,000 clinicians across all medical specialties. It is involved in all aspects of American medicine, from establishing standards of care, to reforming medical education, to lobbying for health care policies at the highest levels of government. Our guest in this episode is Dr. Jack Resneck Jr., chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of California San Francisco, and the current president of the AMA. In this conversation, we explore Dr. Resneck's personal journey in medicine, how the AMA is addressing the epidemic of physician burnout, how the AMA is coming to terms with its own complicated history with racism, the ways in which digital health is transforming medicine, how health care reimbursement rates are determined, and how doctors can play a more active role in advocating for their own work.In this episode, you will hear about:Dr. Resneck’s early years as a self-described ‘policy nerd’ and growing up in a physician family - 2:10How Dr. Resneck first became involved with the AMA - 6:01A brief review of the history and mission of the AMA - 8:23A discussion of the epidemic of burnout and how the AMA is addressing it - 12:45A survey of the AMA’s current policy priorities - 23:42A conversation around the incentive discrepancies around primary care medicine and how the AMA’s Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) is addressing this - 29:26How artificial intelligence and other new technologies are shaping the future of medicine, and why physicians must take an active role in their development - 36:25Reflections on the history of the AMA’s race relations and what the modern medical establishment must do to remedy health discrepancies, including The AMA’s Strategic Plan to Embed Racial Justice and Advance Health Equity - 47:15Dr. Resneck’s optimistic view of the future of the profession - 55:08In this episode we discussed several reports and articles, including:The Flexner Report, a 1910 survey of the medical profession that was used to standardize medical education and practices but unfortunately also embedded bigotry within the field’s protocols.How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession by Daniela Drake for Daily Beast, an article about burnout.The Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a recently-passed legislation aimed at helping physicians.Follow Dr. Jack Resneck on Twitter @JackResneckMD.Visit our website www.TheDoctorsArt.com where you can find transcripts of all episodes.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review our show, available for free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you know of a doctor, patient, or anyone working in health care who would l