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Augmented intelligence in medicine

The AMA is committed to helping physicians harness AI in ways that safely and effectively improve patient care.

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Your powerful ally

The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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What’s the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact? How can it help you?

More than 200,000 licenses have been issued through this cross-state licensure initiative. Here’s what residents and other physicians should know.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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Are standing orders for routine care prohibited?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about standing or protocol orders for common tests and procedures.

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Administrative Burdens
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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AMA policy: Council on Medical Education reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Medical Education
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Should you moonlight while you’re a medical resident?

Moonlighting during residency may boost your income, build skills or test your limits. Find out if it’s right for you.

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Residency Finance
Thriving in Residency
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With AI increasingly part of care, transparency and quality are musts

Health AI holds great promise, but must be held to high standards and directed by physicians. Catch up with the AMA’s latest actions on AI.

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Fighting for Physicians
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AMA policies to ensure AI supports—not replaces—physician judgment

The AMA adopted policies to ensure AI strengthens patient care, supports evidence-based medicine, and remains under the oversight of physicians. 

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Food is medicine. Find out how doctors are boosting the idea.

To fight chronic disease, more doctors are prescribing healthy foods. Learn how the AMA is supporting the concept.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA adopts new public health policies to improve health of nation

New policies support “food is medicine” interventions, wildfire toxin protection, vaping product opposition, advocating for restoring EPA’s standards, and lung cancer screening awareness.

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