The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest in bird flu and policies from the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the AMA affects health care policy.
Take a look at the crucial role of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in our nation's health care landscape and how the AMA is working to support IMGs.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Find information on commissions during the recruitment year.
The road to Match Day 2025 has many milestones. This guide offers insight on what to do at each step of the physician residency-selection process.
With high medical student-loan debt, doctors entering Indian Health Service face low pay. AMA calls for improving their access to loan forgiveness.
Licensing exams place big burdens on resident physicians. AMA calls for changes to Step 3 and COMLEX Level 3 to help save residents time and money.
AMA-supported prior authorization bill reintroduced in Congress and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
AMA comments on 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient payment proposed rule and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp Sept. 23-24, 2024, is designed for clinical and operational change agents looking to eliminate unnecessary work and free up more time to focus on what matters most–patient care.
Review the dates for future Annual and Interim Meetings of the AMA House of Delegates and AMA policy on meeting locations.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
Read highlights from the 2024 SPS Annual Meeting.
View candidates for upcoming elections for the International Medical Graduates Section Governing Council.
One expert in the field of medical research gives students and residents pointers on the keys to creating an abstract that will gain attention.
In the news: Body roundness index, FDA on donanemab to treat early-stage Alzheimer’s, new heart disease risk calculator and more.
The YPS Community brings members together to shape medical education and the practice of medicine. Learn more about the community on the AMA.
Taking a new position can involve a range of emotions, from excitement to guilt. Learn how to make a midcareer job change in health care work.
These physicians from historically marginalized groups detail the barriers they have overcome and how they are working to address inequities.
As a mentor on his reservation and advocate in organized medicine, Sylvestor A. Moses, MD, PhD, hopes to increase pathways for Native Americans to become physicians.
There’s a rise in loneliness, especially among younger people. Two psychiatrists share why loneliness is a public health issue and how to overcome it.
The two giant tasks of physician residency training are learning a lot quickly and delivering quality care. And—for new parents—baby makes three.
Before you sign on the dotted line in your first or second physician career stop, learn with the AMA about what to look for—and avoid—in employers.
Which considerations go beyond the obvious as you assemble your Match rank-order list? Former residents offer their perspectives.
Growing up, Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, didn’t know which box to check, so she chose “other.” Now she works to give all their place in medicine.
Following these steps for identifying and evaluating job opportunities can empower physicians to find jobs that match their priorities.