In the final installment of the series, meet Andre Berger, MD, and learn about the operation of Beverly Hills-based Rejuvalife Vitality Institute.

Southern California Physician interviews Dr. Cady during his late January visit to the Inland Empire. Learn what he thinks is next in the Medicare program, how the AMA is changing and why you can ask for more from the organized medicine powerhouse.

Ideas and images captured from the California Medical Association Ninth Annual California Healthcare Leadership Academy. While no one thinks radical health reform is possible, learn the solutions proposed by top healthcare economists; leaders in business, labor and insurance; and an expert in health disparities.

As traditional practice modes become more challenging and less rewarding, physicians are searching out new ways to be doctors. Meet four peers who have changed their approach to medicine and learn how they spend a typical day. See what their personal stories mean for the physician community overall. Meet Jeanine McNeill, MD. A board-certified radiologist with Renaissance Radiology Medical Group, Dr. McNeill, 49, works occasionally at the practice's outpatient imaging center, Parkview Community Hospital and Riverside County Regional Medical Center. But about two thirds of the time, she works from home, enjoying the benefits of the growing telemedicine trend.

As traditional practice modes become more challenging and less rewarding, physicians are searching out new ways to be doctors. Meet four peers who have changed their approach to medicine and learn how they spend a typical day. See what their personal stories mean for the physician community overall. Meet Marcy Zwelling-Aamot, MD. A triple board-certified internist and founder of Choice Care Inc., Dr. Zwelling-Aamot, 53, works as a concierge physician providing personalized medical care to nearly 500 patients. Each patient pays her an annual fee of about $1,500, which includes all doctor visits and an extensive physical.

As traditional practice modes become more challenging and less rewarding, physicians are searching out new ways to be doctors. Meet four peers who have changed their approach to medicine and learn how they spend a typical day. See what their personal stories mean for the physician community overall. Meet Jae Kim, MD. A board-certified internist with St. Jude Heritage Medical Group, Dr. Kim, 35, works as a hospitalist at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton. His service is limited to hospitalized patients under St. Jude Heritage Medical Group's brand-new Department of Inpatient Medicine launched in August 2006.

As traditional practice modes become more challenging and less rewarding, physicians are searching out new ways to be doctors. Meet four peers who have changed their approach to medicine and learn how they spend a typical day. See what their personal stories mean for the physician community overall.

Meet Norman Vinn, DO. A board-certified osteopathic physician, Dr. Vinn, 57, has an office without walls, but with wheels instead. As chief medical officer of Housecall Doctors Medical Group Inc. in Laguna Hills, he coordinates medical care on the phone from the black leather seat of his car. And when he sees patients, the walls of the exam room aren't his, but theirs. Dr. Vinn makes house calls, delivering examinations, diagnoses and treatments in the living rooms and bedrooms of Orange County's homebound.

With onerous billing regulations on the table and Medicare cuts looming, delegates promote unity among physicians and set the CMA advocacy agenda.

Fascinating, fun and feel-good stuff from life in medicine.

Fascinating, fun and feel-good stuff from life in medicine.

Fascinating, fun and feel-good stuff from life in medicine.

Fascinating, fun and feel-good stuff from life in medicine.

Fascinating, fun and feel-good stuff from life in medicine.

Recommended vaccines for 11- and 12-year-olds can prevent diseases including HPV.

Fascinating, fun and feel-good stuff from life in medicine.

Fascinating, fun and feel-good stuff from life in medicine.

As the Southern California fires were being contained, the California Medical Association convened its House of Delegates in Anaheim on Oct. 27. The event gave organized medicine leaders the chance to offer support to those affected. The CMA board of trustees voted to waive dues for one year for any CMA member who lost his or her home or office in the fires.

Fascinating, Fun and Feel-Good Stuff From Life in Medicine