Delivering Care
- 1. Delivering Care
  2. Coronavirus
  3. AMA Guides®
  4. Health Equity
  5. Public Health
  6. Physician-Patient Relationship
  7. Overdose Epidemic
  8. Hypertension
  9. Diabetes
  10. Population Care
  11. Precision Medicine
  12. Patient Support & Advocacy
  13. Ethics
  RVs aren’t just for camping: Bringing the clinic to the community
  
  Bayhealth’s new mobile health unit breaks down barriers to care, bringing screening, testing and other medical services to the patient. Learn more.
  
  Advocacy in action: Combatting health effects of climate change
  
  The American Medical Association has declared climate change a public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all individuals.
Practice Management
- 1. Practice Management
  2. AMA STEPS Forward®
  3. AMA Store
  4. Practice Transformation
  5. CPT®
  6. Prior Authorization
  7. Reducing Administrative Burden
  8. Scope of Practice
  9. Sustainability
  10. Physician Health
  11. Claims Processing
  12. Private Practices
  13. Payment & Delivery Models
  14. Medicare & Medicaid
  15. Digital
  16. HIPAA
  17. Career Development
  Across the nation, the fight’s on to protect physician-led care
  
  The AMA helped defeat over 100 scope-creep bills in 2023. Learn about this year’s ongoing battles to stop proposals that threaten patient safety.
  
  Change Healthcare outage leaves physician practices reeling
  
  80% of AMA survey respondents see financial impact. Practice CEO Omar Maniya, MD, says the next wave of fallout will hit patients directly.
Education
- Medical education webinars
  
  Visit our online community or participate in medical education webinars.
  
  The 5 skills residency program directors expect on day one
  
  Start physician residency strong by grasping what is expected of you from the very first day of your graduate medical education training.
Medical Students
- How medical student parents factor in family when picking a specialty
  
  Choosing a physician specialty is a nuanced decision for any aspiring doctor. Parenting responsibilities can add another layer to that career-shaping choice.
  
  Kaplan USMLE Step 2: What caused 72-year-old’s withdrawal syndrome?
  
  Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 72-year-old man has heart palpitations after not taking all his hypertension medications. Which one did he likely forget?
Medical Residents
- Kaplan USMLE Step 3: Man with alcoholism confused and unable to walk
  
  Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 53-year-old with chronic alcoholism collapsed in the street, confused and unable to walk, with lateral gaze palsy.
  
  Kaplan USMLE Step 3: Woman reports progressive weakness and tingling
  
  Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 22-year-old woman suffered from progressive weakness and tingling in lower extremities followed by respiratory failure.
Health Care Advocacy
- 1. Health Care Advocacy
  2. Advocating for Public Health
  3. Access to Care
  4. Administrative Burdens
  5. Payment Reform
  6. Advocacy Update
  7. Federal Advocacy
  8. State Advocacy
  9. Judicial Advocacy
  AMA advocacy events
  
  Collaborating and networking to advocate for patients and the medical profession.
  
  AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series
  
  AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series examines key advocacy issues from the federal and state levels impacting patients and physicians.
Member Benefits
- 1. Member Benefits
  2. Personal Member Benefits & Discounts
  3. Practice Benefits & Discounts
  4. Member Eligibility & Dues
  Medical students: Become an AMA member and get a free gift!
  
  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.
  
  Give the gift of AMA membership
  
  Celebrate your grad’s incredible accomplishment by activating their AMA membership. Learn how.
Organization
Board of Trustees
House of Delegates
- 1. House of Delegates
  2. HOD Organization
  3. AMA Policies
  4. Annual Meeting
  5. Interim Meeting
  6. AMA Elections
  Business of the AMA House of Delegates Annual Meeting
  
  Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
  
  Annual Meeting inauguration, travel, hotel and child care
  
  Find travel, hotel, child care, and inauguration details for the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates taking place June 7-12 in Chicago.
Councils
- Medical education leadership opportunities
  
  Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
  
  UME: Council on Medical Education reports
  
  Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Member Groups (Sections)
- 1. Member Groups (Sections)
  2. Section Meetings
  3. Academic Physicians
  4. Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues
  5. Integrated Physician Practices
  6. International Medical Graduates
  7. Medical Students
  8. Minority Affairs
  9. Organized Medical Staff
  10. Private Practice Physicians
  11. Residents & Fellows
  12. Senior Physicians
  13. Women Physicians
  14. Young Physicians
  Section Involvement Grant program for recruitment and engagement
  
  Find information about the engagement and recruitment grants available through your local AMA medical student section.
  
  International Medical Graduates Section (IMGS) elections
  
  View the results of the 2024 International Medical Graduates Section Governing Council elections.
About
- International Conference on Physician Health™
  
  The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
  
  Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp
  
  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.
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Forums

House of Delegates	Topics	Posts	Last post
Welcome, instructions and FAQs Subforums: Speakers' welcome (1), FAQs (1), Other matters of interest to the profession (0), Comments on the forum process (1)	3	3	n/a
Ref Comm on Amendments to Constitution and Bylaws Subforums: BOT Reports (0), CC&B Reports (0), CEJA Reports (0), Joint Report (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Ref Comm A Subforums: BOT Reports (0), CMS Reports (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Ref Comm B Subforums: BOT Report (0), Joint Report (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Ref Comm C Subforums: BOT Report (0), CME Reports (0), Joint Report (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Ref Comm D Subforums: No subforums available at this time.	0	0	n/a
Ref Comm E Subforums: BOT Reports (0), CMS Reports (0), Joint Reports (0), CSAPH Reports (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Ref Comm F Subforums: BOT Report (0), Speakers' Report (0), HOD Comp Comm Report (0), Joint Report (0), CLRPD Reports (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Ref Comm G Subforums: CMS Reports (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Informational Reports Subforums: BOT Report (0), CC&B Reports (0), CEJA Reports (0), CEJA Opinions (0), CLRPD Reports (0), CME Reports (0), CMS Reports (0), CSAPH Reports (0), HOD Comp Comm Report (0), Joint Report (0), Speakers Report (0)	0	0	n/a

Sections	Topics	Posts	Last post
Academic Physicians Section Subforums: Resolutions (14)	1	14	n/a
Integrated Physician Practice Section Subforums: Proposed Policy (0), Reports (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Young Physicians Section Subforums: Reports (3), Resolutions (8), AMA-YPS Internal Operating Procedures (Archive) (8)	9	19	n/a
Medical Student Section Subforums: Virtual Reference Committee (570), Open Forum (275)	181	845	n/a
Resident and Fellow Section Subforums: Reports (0), Resolutions (0)	0	0	n/a
Organized Medical Staff Section Subforums: Resolutions (1), Proposed Policy (0), Reports (0)	1	1	n/a
Private Practice Physicians Section Subforums: Resolutions (0), Proposed Policy (0), Reports (0)	0	0	n/a
Senior Physicians Section - Welcome and Instructions Subforums: Resolutions for Comment (37)	6	37	n/a
Women Physicians Section (WPS) Subforums: Resolution Ideas (5), Special Topics (0), WPS Resolutions (2)	3	7	n/a

RVs aren’t just for camping: Bringing the clinic to the community

Advocacy in action: Combatting health effects of climate change

Across the nation, the fight’s on to protect physician-led care

Change Healthcare outage leaves physician practices reeling

Medical education webinars

The 5 skills residency program directors expect on day one

How medical student parents factor in family when picking a specialty

Kaplan USMLE Step 2: What caused 72-year-old’s withdrawal syndrome?

Kaplan USMLE Step 3: Man with alcoholism confused and unable to walk

Kaplan USMLE Step 3: Woman reports progressive weakness and tingling

AMA advocacy events

AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series

Medical students: Become an AMA member and get a free gift!

Give the gift of AMA membership

Business of the AMA House of Delegates Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting inauguration, travel, hotel and child care

Medical education leadership opportunities

UME: Council on Medical Education reports

Section Involvement Grant program for recruitment and engagement

International Medical Graduates Section (IMGS) elections

International Conference on Physician Health™

Saving Time: Practice Innovation Boot Camp

Forums