AMA Leadership

Teaching future physicians how to best use technology

I spent a few days last week at the University of Texas at Austin, where in 2016 a brand new medical school will open. As an educator, I’m excited by this opportunity. As a proponent of effective health IT, I see this as a promising view of the future of health care.

Dec 15, 2014 ·

5 Min Read

Why I serve: A profile of AMA leaders in med ed—Cynda Ann Johnson, MD

An interview with Cynda Ann Johnson, MD, Chair of the AMA Section on Medical Schools. Dr. Johnson discuses why she was motivated to pursue a leadership role.

Members Move Medicine

Dec 9, 2014 ·

2 Min Read

Update your picture of the AMA

When you close your eyes and picture the AMA, what do you see? Everyone carries a mental image of the AMA, but I'd venture that the picture you have is outdated.

Nov 25, 2014 ·

6 reasons you should not delay getting your flu shot

It's that time of year -- holiday lights and celebrations seem to go hand-in-hand with sniffles, coughing and fatigue. But there's a way to protect yourself, your family and your holiday season: Get a flu shot.

Nov 18, 2014 ·

Declaration of Helsinki a reminder that medicine has no boundaries

If there’s one thing the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has shown us, it’s that diseases and pandemics do not respect boundaries. In a globalized world, what affects one country’s physicians and patients can affect all of us, no matter where we are.

Nov 10, 2014 ·

Honoring veterans: Physician voice crucial to ensuring care

As a physician and having served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for more than two decades, I believe Veterans’ Day is one of the most important days of the year—perhaps even more than usual this year. In August, Congress adopted a veterans’ health care reform law, which the AMA helped shape.

Nov 10, 2014 ·

Seizing the moment to fix Medicare during the lame duck session

Support is growing to finally move Medicare into the 21st century by employing practical solutions to problems that have plagued the system for years, including repealing the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) that has been a failure since it was first enacted.

Nov 8, 2014 ·

2 Min Read

Mission provides a map to improve medicine: AMA CEO

Throughout history, the AMA has always followed its mission: to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. The association will continue to follow its mission—its moral compass and road map—into the future, AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, said in his address Saturday at the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting.

Nov 4, 2014 ·

Physicians set to enact change in Dallas

I'm getting ready to join colleagues for the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting, where we'll come together for activities and policy debate that will help shape the future of health care.