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.
Career satisfaction is imperative for physicians, who are highly susceptible to burnout. Learn more about what drives physician career satisfaction and access health resources, workflow tips, and more.
After experiencing burnout at different phases of his career, AMA member Tom Zaubler, MD, MPH focused on what he could do to improve well-being. Learn more.
Fewer physicians feel fulfilled, says survey of nearly 2,500 doctors. Learn how health systems can restore joy and meaning in work and reduce burnout.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the rapid rise in physician burnout.
Oncologists, family doctors, women surveyed since January 2020 reported the most burnout. Learn how the AMA fights the key causes of doctor burnout.
AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion on developing future leaders from the inside out with Sanford Health.
Overall trend on physician burnout is encouraging, but survey data from start of pandemic reveals the early toll of COVID-19 on specialties affected most.
AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Vineet Arora, MD, about the burden of burnout for women in medicine.
AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Nancy Nankivil, about physician burnout and the Joy in Medicine program.