Why Join the AMA?

The future of medicine should be decided by physicians themselves—not legislators or private interests like insurance companies. The most effective way you can address the greatest public health and professional issues facing medicine today is by joining the nation's largest physician association, the AMA.

The AMA is moving medicine forward by taking the lead on issues such as new payment resources, clinical quality improvement, Medicare reform, public health and Health IT implementation.  

By becoming an AMA member, you gain powerful representation that works for your interests, as well as those of your patients, your practice, your specialty and your state.

Advantage for Your Career

AMA membership provides physicians with a wide range of practical time- and money-saving resources.

Whether you’ve just started your own practice, are negotiating an employment contract with a hospital, have completed residency or been accepted into medical school, the AMA gives members a professional advantage every step of the way.

To find out how, select the statement below that best describes your current position:

I’m a Medical Student

I’m a Resident/Fellow

I’m a Physician

I’m a Group Practice Physician 

Advantage for Your Profession

The AMA impacts the daily work of all physicians, residents, fellow and medical students in the U.S. With the support of AMA members, hundreds of meaningful legislative and courtroom victories have been achieved on behalf of physicians nationwide.

Whether we’re enacting physician-friendly laws at the state level, demanding fair and transparent private payer practices or providing legal support to physicians, we can’t do it without you. Your membership is critical to our efforts!

Become a member and take an active leadership role—or feel confident that you can devote all your energy to caring for your patients while the AMA works to strengthen the profession, simplify the management of health care and put the most current, comprehensive medical information at your fingertips.

AMA members receive frequent updates and many opportunities to engage in work done nationally.