Whether it is using a stress ball or practicing yoga, stress relief is key. Brian Chaney, MD, of Baptist Health, offers tips for relief from stress.
Do cold medicines even work? What about other remedies? It depends. Two physicians clarify which cold medicines work and how to find relief.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
AMA’s work in practice transformation aims to create the conditions where joy, purpose & meaning are possible for physicians & other health professionals.
Stay up to date on the innovative projects and outputs from the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative.
In support of our work to catalyze innovation in medical education, the AMA's efforts and focus have entered an important new phase. Learn more.
AMA members outline some of their favorite memoirs that will give medical students and physicians a broader glimpse into life as a doctor.
AMA member Evan Jacobs, MD, of CenterWell Senior Primary Care, says the specialty can be highly demanding, and not just because of patients’ needs.
Feedback is essential to every resident physician’s growth. Internal medicine resident Alisse Singer, MD, unlocks how to take it constructively.
Residents seeking their first job may be drawn to the freedom and flexibility of locum tenens, but the work isn’t without challenges.
Medical boards, health systems making progress on physician well-being, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
D.C. medical board on cusp of positive licensing application change and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
This AMA ChangeMedEd® webinar will provide an overview of the Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education grant projects. Register today!
The International Conference on Physician Health will be held Sept. 28-30, 2026. Learn more.
Review the agenda and schedule of events for the 2026 HOD Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Review the agenda and schedule of events for the 2025 HOD Interim Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Download the PDF to read the rules and regulations that guide the AMA to uphold its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Get involved in the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS), working to raise the number of women physicians in leadership roles.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC).
Find the calendar for upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
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Patient privacy includes a number of aspects and is a pillar of health care. Ethics of privacy, confidentiality & medical records discusses patient confidentiality ethics.
Doctors “must uphold the values” of the medical profession. That means providing accurate information, disclosing conflicts of interest, and more.
The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has guidance to help physicians seeking to document real patients for public broadcast.
Dedication to upholding trust, to preventing harm, and respecting privacy create responsibilities for physicians, medical practices, and institutions.
Information gathered in association with the care of a patient is confidential, regardless of the form in which it is collected or stored.
Physicians have an ethical obligation to manage medical records appropriately.
Disclosing information to third parties for commercial purposes without consent undermines trust, violates principles of informed consent and confidentiality.
Physicians have a responsibility to protect the confidentiality of patient information.
Physicians have a corresponding obligation to protect patient information, including information obtained postmortem.
Physicians have an ethical obligation to preserve the confidentiality of information gathered in association with the care of the patient.
