The best email newsletters for primary care physicians

How do you keep up with changes in healthcare as a busy clinician? These three email newsletters for primary care physicians will help you stay current with the latest news, research, and medical best practices.

The first newsletter is a daily email, the second is weekly, and the third is monthly. All three e-newsletters are published by reputable organizations you know and trust.

1. AMA Morning Rounds Emails

AMA Morning Rounds delivers daily healthcare news straight to your inbox. The newsletter contains the most relevant information from over 3,000 major newspapers, magazines, and journals. It also includes highlights from the AMA and JAMA Network.

You can also sign up for a weekly or monthly roundup of essential stories from Morning Rounds if a daily newsletter is too much. In addition to Morning Rounds, the AMA has several other email newsletters of interest to primary care physicians, such as MedEd for students, the AMA Journal of Ethics, and CPT updates.

To sign up for Morning Rounds, go to AMA’s website and click “Subscribe/update preferences.”

2. FPM’s Quick Tips & Insights Newsletter

Family Practice Medicine’s free weekly e-newsletter for primary care physicians is an excellent source of tips. Expect a quick read with peer-reviewed advice about improving patient care, streamlining your day, and enhancing career satisfaction. 

FPM’s newsletter focuses on succinct insights you can immediately put to work. Here are some recent topics:

• "High-maintenance patients: protecting yourself and your practice.”
• “A checklist for better dementia care plans.”
• "Tasks your nurse could be doing to boost practice productivity." 

If those topics interest you, visit FPM’s website to sign up.

3. Clinical Updates from Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic provides over a dozen specialty-specific email newsletters. Primary care physicians should subscribe to Clinical Updates, a monthly publication for family and internal medicine doctors. To receive Mayo Clinic newsletters, visit their newsletter page and select or update your preferences.