Advocacy, Policy, and Governance
Creating policy
The AMA policymaking process is one of the most unique and powerful privileges of AMA membership.
Issue Briefs
- 20/220 Pathway - Economic Hardship Deferment
- AMA-MSS Issue Brief on Income-Based Repayment
- State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
- Comparative Effectiveness Research New!
Advocacy
ACGME Duty Hour guidelines
- Overview
- FAQs
- Reporting violations and filing a complaint
- Article on prevalence of intimidation to inaccurately report duty hours
- Background
Unsolicited recruiter paging
Please contact Anu Gupta at the AMA (312) 464-4277 if you are receiving unsolicited pages by recruiters at work. Read Dr. Maves' letters and the AMNews article on this issue.
Enhancing residency/fellowship benefits and pay
In 2006, HOD Resolution H-295.873 asked ACGME to eliminate waiting periods for health and disability insurance benefits for resident and fellow physicians and their families. Read about the AMA's success
Advocacy Letters
- AMA Supports Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
- AMA Supports Medical Education Affordability Act
- AMA Supports Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act of 2007
- AMA Supports Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007
Reforming GME Curriculum and Testing
- Initiative to Transform Medical Education View the latest ITME report
AMA's initiative to promote excellence in patient care by reforming the medical education system.
To make a difference, you have to be heard! Join the AMA-RFS today! the AMA-RFS today! For additional information, contact your Resident and Fellow Section at (800) 262-3211x4978 or e-mail rfs@ama-assn.org.
