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The rising number of unmatched U.S. medical school graduates is an issue of growing concern for many in medicine. Learn whether this is a crisis at a special session during the AMA Section on Medical Schools (SMS) 2015 Annual Meeting.

A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) focuses on 15 core metrics to assess health and health care measurement. It provides a clearer picture of what’s necessary for physicians and other stakeholders to adopt these measures for quality reporting.

There’s no doubt that telemedicine offers significant promise—but with this promise come significant gray areas that physicians are attempting to navigate now. Get the answers to questions about how you can use telemedicine responsibly.

In a new study of the financial preparedness of U.S. women physicians, AMA Insurance revealed the top six traits of financially prepared women physicians—those who consider themselves “on track” or “ahead of schedule” when it comes to retirement readiness.

A new study in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education explores the reasons why burnout pervades medical residency. Read results and find out how you Voice your concerns and be a part of the solution.

A PBS documentary features four team-based practices with innovative health care methods. One employs wireless electronic tablets loaded with a care management application called “Care Innovations” which allows patients with diabetes to capture blood pressure and glucose levels.

At a recent meeting of the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, a panel of medical students discussed what they hoped to learn to prepare them for their future careers. ...

Patient care information shared by physicians for the purpose of improving health care quality and safety could lose its protected status in a case that could be heard before the Supreme Court of the United States.