The AMA is committed to tackling the issues surrounding maternal mortality and morbidity. Download the PDFs and learn more about ongoing efforts on improving maternal health.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about firearm injury prevention.
You don’t need to consult a climate scientist to lower your practice’s carbon footprint. Learn more with the AMA.
Kaiser Permanente’s hospital-at-home effort has readmission rates that are lower than the national average—with no signs of slowing down.
Visit our online community or participate in medical education webinars.
Start physician residency strong by grasping what is expected of you from the very first day of your graduate medical education training.
A woman with HIV is found to have inflammation and a large, deep ulceration of the distal esophagus. Can you determine the cause?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. Patient has weakness and nausea after taking antimalarial pills. What is the likely deficiency as a result of the diagnosis?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 17-year-old complains of severe chest pain and a cardiac exam reveals a leathery rub on systole and diastole.
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A woman with a history of bipolar disorder type I presents with fatigue, forgetfulness and poor concentration.
Informal AMA survey underscores ongoing, devastating impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack on physician practices and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
AMA leads effort calling on CMS to reverse CEHRT utilization changes for ACO/APM participants and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
Medical students who join the AMA enjoy exclusive member benefits and perks to help them personally and professionally on their road to residency. Find out more.
Celebrate your grad’s incredible accomplishment by activating their AMA membership. Learn how.
Find travel, hotel, child care, and inauguration details for the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates taking place June 7-12 in Chicago.
In the April 15 update, the speakers provide details about the candidate webpages, the election manual and the process for conducting candidate interviews.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Read about candidates running for an open leadership position with the Academic Physicians Section (APS).
Find out about the endorsement and nomination criteria for candidates for the YPS Governing Council .
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp Sept. 23-24, 2024, is designed for clinical and operational change agents looking to eliminate unnecessary work and free up more time to focus on what matters most–patient care.
AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse works with physicians to fight the opioid epidemic. Find about more about our opioid abuse prevention task force from the AMA.
Delegates seek to ensure that evidence-based treatment for substance-use disorders, along with social support, is available in correctional facilities and upon release.
Access to medication treatment in correctional facilities is not only protected by the law, but it is essential.
The drug-overdose epidemic continues during the COVID-19 pandemic, but steps are being taken that will save lives and enhance access to treatment.
Evidence shows medications to treat substance-use disorder treatment in jails and prisons are lifesaving, yet they’re too often denied. Learn more with the AMA.
AMA commends FDA’s approval of a higher dose naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray product to treat opioid overdose.
Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for April 2021.
AMA is pleased that HHS will support physicians to prescribe buprenorphine, will remove daunting regulatory barriers for patients with opioid use disorder.
Expanding patients’ access to buprenorphine and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Opioids can be an effective treatment for chronic pain, but prescribing them properly requires prudence. Learn more from the AMA.
