Bookmark and check this blog for continuing updates from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The AMA Interim Meeting is held each November and runs through Tuesday.
Friday, Nov. 6
House of Delegates’ meeting starts today
Hundreds of physicians and medical students are gathering in Florida for the 2026 AMA Interim Meeting to consider proposals across a wide range of clinical practice, payment, medical education and public health topics. The meeting’s opening session starts tonight at 6 p.m. EST and will feature addresses by AMA President Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, and CEO John Whyte, MD, MPH.
The AMA House of Delegates will work in a democratic process to create a national physician consensus on emerging issues in public health, science, ethics, business and government to improve the care and public health of patients and communities. The policies adopted at this meeting will give the AMA direction and act as a driving force on the future of American medicine.
In doing so, the delegates will strengthen the AMA in its relentless advocacy role on behalf of America’s patients and physicians.
The recently updated “AMA Advocacy Impact Report” details how the AMA is:
- Protecting access to care.
- Reforming Medicare payment.
- Fixing prior authorization.
- Promoting physician-led care.
- Improving physician well-being.
- Leading the transformation of medicine.
- Standing up for science.
- Shaping medicine's future through thought leadership.
The AMA works to generate support for policies critical to the nation’s healthcare system—and it cannot be done without physicians’ help.
- Ways to get involved with AMA advocacy.
- Attend the National Advocacy Conference.
- Discover the Physicians Grassroots Network.
- Subscribe to “AMA Advocacy Update.”
- Become an AMA member.
AMA Poster Showcase this afternoon
The 2026 AMA Interim Poster Showcase will feature research from more than 400 medical students and residents. Meeting attendees are encouraged to stop in to speak with presenters about their work and enjoy refreshments.
Visit the showcase—3–5 p.m. EST in Atlantic C, First Level, Dolphin—to view posters and presentations on a variety of topics and specialties. AMA members can submit their votes to help decide the best in show. You also can connect with participants by providing feedback, asking questions and giving accolades to help advance their research.
This year’s showcase will be held in conjunction with the AMA Career Resources event in the same exhibit hall, which starts at 2:30 and also concludes at 5 p.m. That event features opportunities to get free professional headshots, learn details about AMA member benefits, strengthen clinical skills through hands-on training, and receive guidance from experienced physician facilitators.
For medical students looking to hone their research skills, the AMA offers resources and programs that bring you from the basics all the way to the AMA Research Challenge where you can compete for a $10,000 prize, presented by KeyBank.
Education sessions today
Among the educational offerings available to delegates at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, are these sessions (all times EST, with locations in parentheses):
- 9:15–10:30 a.m. “Federal and Commercial Value-Based Models: Navigating the New Payment Landscape.” (Osprey 1, Lobby Level, Swan)
- 10:45–11:45 a.m. “Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Independent Practice Physicians.” (Swan 3, Lobby Level, Swan)
- 12:15–1:30 p.m. “Aligning AI Implementation With Physician Well-Being.” (Osprey 1, Lobby Level, Swan)
- 2–3 p.m. “Aggregator Models: A Panel Discussion.” (Swan 3, Lobby Level, Swan)
- 2–3 p.m. “The Art of the Side Project: Building a Career Beyond the Clinic.” (Northern Hemisphere Salon E2, Dolphin, Fifth Floor)
- 2:30–3:30 p.m. “Visionaries at the Forefront: Physicians and Innovators Transforming Medicine With AI.” (Swan 7/8, Lobby Level, Swan)
- 4–5 p.m. “Recognizing Complexity in Aging Patients: The Role of Routine Care and Geriatric Assessment.” (Swan 6, Lobby Level, Swan)
Learn more about these education sessions and how to claim CME credit.
Quick links for the meeting
These essentials will help you get the most out of the meeting.
- Access the reports and resolutions delegates will consider, as well as reference committee reports and final actions as they become available.
- Search the AMA Pictorial Directory to find your peers and stay connected before, during and after Annual and Interim Meetings (AMA members only).
- Find instructions on downloading and accessing the meeting app.
- Learn about the education sessions offered and how to claim CME.
Follow the meeting on social media
Highlights of the meeting’s key moments and House of Delegates policy actions will be posted daily at the AMA website, the 2026 AMA Interim website, and the AMA’s Facebook page, Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn and X account using #AMAmtg.
