Membership Dues
Please Note Billing Change
Attention physicians in Arkansas, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas: Your AMA membership dues will not appear on your 2012 state or local medical society invoice. The AMA will send you a dues statement directly or you can renew/apply online.
Physicians
| Annual regular membership | $420 |
| Annual regular membership - first year in practice | $210 |
| Annual regular membership - second year in practice | $315 |
| Annual regular membership - military physicians | $280 |
Residents and Fellows
| One-year membership | $45 |
| Two-year membership | $80 |
| Three-year membership | $120 |
| Four-year membership |
$160 |
Retired Physicians
| Fully retired (working 0 hours per week) | $84 |
| Semi-retired (Over 65 and working 1-20 hours per week) | $210 |
Students
| One-year membership | $20 |
| Two-year membership | $38 |
| Three-year membership | $54 |
| Four-year membership | $68 |
Multi-year memberships offer a savings for students and residents who remain in the same category of membership over the selected membership period.
Single-year payments, regardless of membership category, are paid annually and are based on a calendar year.
International medical student graduates are eligible for AMA membership upon receiving ECFMG certification (having graduated from an international or U.S. medical school and taken and passed the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2).
AMA dues are not deductible as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes, but may be partially deducted as a business expense. AMA estimates that 60 percent of your membership dues are allocable to lobbying activities of the AMA, and therefore are not deductible for income tax purposes.
Dues-paying members are eligible for print copies of JAMA and American Medical News. For the 2012 membership year, the allocated costs of $34 for JAMA and $15 for American Medical News are included in, and not deductible from AMA membership dues. All members receive free full-text access to The JAMA Network, the online hub for JAMA and Archives, as well as online access to American Medical News. In addition, all members are eligible to receive AMA Morning Rounds.
Join or renew today.
Credit card payment options
(available to regular, first year in medical practice*, second year in medical practice*, military, semi-retired and fully retired membership categories only): Installment payments begin the month that the membership transaction is made and continue until paid in full by December 31. You will receive a reminder notice each year on or about November 1. Unless you cancel your authorization in writing by December 1 of the year prior (see below), your designated account will be charged 1/12 of the annual membership dues beginning in January of each year.
*You are in a membership dues category that will transition at the time of renewal (first year in medical practice to second year in medical practice; second year in medical practice to regular practice). Please see the dues rates below during these transition periods.
First year in practice…$210
Second year in practice…$315
Regular practice…$420
(available to regular, first year in medical practice*, second year in medical practice*, military, semi-retired and fully retired membership categories only): Your designated account will be charged immediately for the full amount of your annual membership dues. Thereafter, you will receive a reminder notice each year on or about November 1. Your credit card will then be charged on or about January 1 of each year for AMA membership dues unless you cancel your authorization in writing by December 1 of the year prior (see below). If you do not promptly cancel your authorization, your designated account will be charged for the next membership year.
The automatic renewal payment option is not available to medical students, residents or fellows.
The AMA will provide prior written notice of any change in the annual membership dues rate.
Cancellation of your automatic renewal authorization must be submitted in one of the following ways:
E-mail: msc-AmerMedAssn@ama-assn.org
Fax:(800) 262-3221
Mail: AMA Member Relations
515 N. State Street, 5th floor
Chicago, IL 60654
*You are in a membership dues category that will transition at the time of renewal (first year in medical practice to second year in medical practice; second year in medical practice to regular practice). Please see the dues rates below during these transition periods.
First year in practice…$210
Second year in practice…$315
Regular practice…$420
(available to all membership categories): Your dues are charged to your credit card during the month your membership payment is received.
