Physicians often counsel older adults broadly on healthy lifestyle choices, but prescribing specific actions can make a bigger dent in chronic illness.
An early sign of Lyme disease is a bullseye-type rash. But symptoms can worsen if left untreated. Two infectious diseases physicians share more.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest scope of practice legislation.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Visit our online community or participate in medical education webinars.
Get answers to frequently asked questions about med school requirements, the application process, the MCAT and more.
Participating in research prior to medical school can strengthen your application and sharpen your critical thinking skills.
Physicians’ spending tends to creep upward after finishing residency or fellowship. Learn with the AMA about how to avert that pattern.
Medical staff bylaws can be make or break to a young physician’s hospital employment experience. Learn more with the AMA.
Physicians can get involved in advocacy efforts alongside the AMA. Learn more and get involved now.
New AMA survey indicates physicians still feeling adverse impact from Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
As an AMA member, get JAMA Network™, insurance, the opportunity to be a leader and advocate for the profession, and more.
Medical students who join the AMA enjoy exclusive member benefits and perks to help them personally and professionally on their road to residency. Find out more.
The May 10, 2024 Speakers' Update has information on the HOD Handbook by reference committee, the member forum opening, and the reference committee hearings schedule.
Read the House of Delegates (HOD) speakers' updates for the 2024 HOD Annual Meeting.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
In honor of Older Americans Month (May 1-31, 2024), the AMA celebrates senior physician members (ages 65 years and above).
Find highlights about WPS activities and how its members advocate for patients and women in the medical profession.
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.
MSS Governing Positions direct the programming and activities of the Medical Student Section. Learn more about this at the AMA.
Take on leadership opportunities at the local, state or national levels to represent medical students and address their concerns—download PDFs or applications in DOCX format.
Read about candidates running for an open leadership position with the Medical Students Section (MSS).
Explore the MSS standing committees, their responsibilities and how they support the section's governing council.
Leadership of the seven MSS Regions is responsible for policy development and facilitate engagement and collaboration between local campus sections.
Abbigayle Willgruber, a medical student at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, serves as at-large officer of the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council for the 2023-2024 term.
Rajadhar (Raj) Reddy, a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, serves as delegate of the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council for the 2023-2024 term.
Dhruv Puri, a medical student at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, serves as vice chair of the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council for the 2023-2024 term.
Rommel Cruz Morales, a medical student at the Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine, serves as speaker of the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council for the 2023-2024 term.
Laurie Lapp, a medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, serves as alternate delegate of the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council for the 2023-2024 term.