Membership brings great benefits

AMA membership offers unique access to savings and resources tailored to enrich the personal and professional lives of physicians, residents and medical students.

Learn More
Silhouette of a person holding a megaphone
Clear Search
Group of health care workers bumping gloved fists
·
3 Min Read

Saluting our brave health care workforce in a time of thanks

COVID-19 has tested us all, but none more than the men and women—physicians, nurses and others—who staff our nation’s hospitals, EDs and ICUs.

series
Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Emergency room
·
4 Min Read

Commonsense gun laws can help end firearm violence

Appropriate gun-safety measures such as New York’s concealed-carry law are an essential element of effective public safety policy.

series
Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Vaping advertisement
·
4 Min Read

FDA made the wrong choice in allowing Vuse marketing

E-cigarettes, like any products containing nicotine in any form, are unsafe and can lead to addiction, particularly for youth.

series
Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Video screenshot of reference committee meeting.
·
8 Min Read

Top 10 stories from the November 2021 AMA Special Meeting

Evidence and equity should carry the day on public health, policing and more. Learn the biggest news from the House of Delegates’ fall gathering.
AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD, speech at the November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD
·
4 Min Read

Patients still trust doctors. Learn why doctors count on the AMA.

The AMA benefits the public by being the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care, AMA CEO James Madara, MD, told delegates. Find out how.
·
7 Min Read

James L. Madara, MD, address at the November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the November 2021 AMA Special Meeting, Dr. Madara discusses the power of trust in a crisis, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speeches
·
10 Min Read

President Gerald E. Harmon, MD, address at the November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the November 2021 AMA Special Meeting, Dr. Harmon discusses why organized medicine matters.

Speeches
Close up of physician typing on tablet positioned on a stand or holder
·
5 Min Read

6 ways doctors can use their voices to help science get heard

On TV and social media, in churches and in the community, physicians must help tell the truth on COVID-19 vaccination, the pandemic and more. Learn how.

Infectious Diseases
Tight shot of young boy's arm with an adhesive bandage after receiving a vaccination
·
3 Min Read

Seize the opportunity to vaccinate younger kids against COVID-19

The decision to authorize a reduced-dosage COVID-19 vaccine for children 5–11 years old will help our nation bring this pandemic to an end.

series
Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints