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  The COVID-19 public health emergency is over. Now what?
  
  Learn about what’s changing with the CDC and the AMA, and why doctors have a vital ongoing role in protecting patients from COVID-19’s worst outcomes.
  
  What doctors wish patients knew about stopping catastrophic thoughts
  
  When catastrophic thinking sets in, you might feel as though everything is unravelling—ruined. A psychiatrist shares how to stop catastrophizing.
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  Practice Transformation: Measure
  
  AMA’s work in practice transformation aims to create the conditions where joy, purpose & meaning are possible for physicians & other health professionals.
  
  Private Practice Simple Solutions: Session resources
  
  Access supplementary resources for webinars in the Private Practice Simple Solutions series.
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- Catalyzing change in medical education
  
  Through the new AMA ChangeMedEd^® initiative, the AMA is concentrating on developing the foundational attributes of precision education and its real-world application via investments in new partnerships and exploratory pilots. Learn more.
  
  Developing flexible, competency-based pathways
  
  See how medical education is shifting away from classrooms and toward activities and assessments that help students succeed in the modern health care system.
Medical Students
- Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP)
  
  Learn about the student program, where AMA members receive recognition and support for outreach activities and earn rewards.
  
  Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP): Outreach leader recruitment resources
  
  MSOP Outreach Leaders: Find all of the information you need for the year, including the leader guide, action plan checklist and more.
Medical Residents
- Red flags, must-haves for young doctors in contract negotiations
  
  Before you sign on the dotted line in your first or second physician career stop, learn with the AMA about what to look for—and avoid—in employers.
  
  Untangling 5 confusing terms related to physician personal finance
  
  As a young physician, managing your finances effectively requires an understanding of these foundational concepts.
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  May 19, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on "Medicare basics" series
  
  New “Medicare basics” series offers background for advocates and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
  
  May 19, 2023: National Advocacy Update
  
  Senate Committee passes bipartisan PBM legislation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
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  Find information for AMA resident and fellow membership, discounts and benefits.
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  Business of the AMA House of Delegates Annual Meeting
  
  Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
  
  2023 Annual Meeting education sessions
  
  Get a detailed overview of the upcoming education sessions being held during the 2023 Annual Meeting.
Councils
- Medical education leadership opportunities
  
  Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
  
  UME: Council on Medical Education reports
  
  Find reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
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  2023 RFS Annual Meeting agenda & resources
  
  Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2023 RFS Annual Meeting taking place June 9 in Chicago.
  
  2023 SPS Annual Meeting agenda & resources
  
  Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2023 SPS Annual Meeting taking place June 9 in Chicago.
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- 2023 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates
  
  Officials and members gather to elect officers and address policy at the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting being held in Chicago, June 9-14, 2023.
  
  Protecting reproductive health care means protecting physicians
  
  Third-party interference with the patient-physician relationship puts both patients and physicians at risk and undermines public health.
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Patient Support & Advocacy

Jan 27, 2022 ·

Laura Hoffman, JD, on protecting patients' vaccination data [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing how to prioritize and protect patients' vaccination data.

Medical Students

Medical student leadership shapes the future of medicine with Haidn Foster, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about medical student leadership and the future of medicine.

Haidn E. Foster

Medical Students

Jun 15, 2022 ·

Q&A: Why this medical student leader is an AMA member for life

Haidn Foster, MD, is the outgoing chair of the AMA Medical Student Section. He details how the AMA empowers students to move medicine forward.

Medical Students

May 18, 2022 ·

Medical Student Section (MSS) 50th Anniversary

For the past 50 years, the Medical Student Section (MSS) has provided medical students with mentorship, advocacy and leadership opportunities.

Population Care

Trans health care & gender-diverse patient considerations with Kameryn J. Lee, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about trans health care and gender-diverse patient considerations.

Population Care

Jun 21, 2022 ·

End-of-life care considerations for LGBTQ older adults with Carey Candrian, PhD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about end-of-life care considerations for LGBTQ older adults.

Transgender person standing in a room

Population Care

Jun 24, 2022 ·

What sets back care for transgender patients in the exam room

Kameryn J. Lee, MD, MSPH, is an ob-gyn and a transgender woman. “It’s a terrible feeling” to sense discomfort from one’s doctor, she says. Learn more.

Session of the AMA HOD

Medical Students

May 24, 2022 ·

How medical students help shape AMA policy—and medicine’s future

The AMA Medical Student Section marks its 50th year. Learn how future doctors make their impact felt in medicine today—and how you can too.

Public Health

Aug 24, 2022 ·

FDA authorizes Novavax vaccine for kids ages 12-17 with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the Novavax vaccine for kids ages 12-17.

Public Health

Monkeypox symptoms, vaccines, cases, testing, PPE & more with Sandra Fryhofer, MD [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing all you need to know about monkeypox.