The largest health system in Illinois found that their blood pressure control was at only 55.6%. Here is how medical assistants at Amita Health helped boost BP control.
Nearly 600 recognized by the AMA and AHA for exceeding a 70% BP-control rate in their practices. Learn more about who is being honored and how they did it.
Research shows that professionals at high-brainpower companies such as Google and Roche have found some stress relief with a mindfulness meditation app.
More than 1,000 EDs have transformed their clinical care practices to make a massive, lifesaving impact.
These health-plan fundamentals that can have a major impact on a lifelong career in medicine.
Learn more about the 15 medical schools and institutions receiving funds under the 2019 AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Innovation Grant Program.
Opportunities such as the National Health Service Corps and military service allow you to train for free, but it takes a certain type of person to thrive in those organizations.
Learn more from the AMA about the key questions that residents and young physicians should consider during the contracting process.
Court says juries can’t rely on “common knowledge” gained through ad campaigns when making decisions in cases that involve complex medical conditions.
The effort to understand which conditions foster health—and which create inequities—must be reinforced in medical school and extend throughout a physician’s career.
The AMA offers membership to international medical school graduates (IMGs) who are currently ECFMG-certified and are waiting to match into a U.S. residency program (GME position).
Headspace is the meditation and mindfulness app helping health care professionals live happier and healthier.
Use the AMA meeting app during the Annual or Interim Meetings for comprehensive information about activities and events.
The HOD speakers welcome comments for reports under development for the upcoming 2019 Interim Meeting and the 2020 Annual Meeting.
See how the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) studies long-term strategic issues related to AMA’s vision, goals and priorities.
The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
Some of the current projects of the CLRPD include:
The American Medical Association is proud to celebrate September as Women in Medicine Month. “Women in Medicine: Trailblazers, Advocate, and Leaders” is this year’s theme.
View images and sample social media posts you can use and share on social media to celebrate Women in Medicine Month during September.
AMA member and IMG Saby Karuppiah, MD, MPH, became a doctor to help people because his mother struggled with lack of health care during her childhood.
AMA member and IMG Subhash Chandra, MD, reminds patients and physicians of their right to mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
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