Essential tremor is often mistaken for Parkinson’s disease, but management is distinctly different. Efstathios Kondylis, MD, of Henry Ford Health, shares more.
Learn more about the AMA's efforts to promote public understanding and confidence in the use of vaccines.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
Reducing burnout is essential to high-quality patient care and a sustainable health system. Learn how health systems are driving solutions to physician burnout.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
AMA grants totaling $12 million over four years will spur innovative approaches to training from medical school through practice. Learn about the winners.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council and how to apply.
As an ob-gyn, AMA member Nariman Heshmati, MD, shares that when a difficult event like a miscarriage occurs, you share in that pain with your patient.
Residents should be able to speak up for patients—and for themselves. Learn how that culture is nurtured at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
Stipends for residents and fellows grew from 2024 to 2025 at their slowest rate since 2021, AAMC data showed. Find out how pay varies by type of institution and region.
Collaborating and networking to advocate for patients and the medical profession.
Updated AMA analysis: Medicare physician payment continues to lag, and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn about the significance of licensing/credentialing application changes and how institutions can implement them. Register now.
Join the AMA for the inaugural AMA Coaching Summit: Empowering learners and educators through coaching, Aug. 13–14 in Chicago, Illinois. Learn more.
The House of Delegates (HOD) includes well over 600 voting delegates. Download the PDF for delegate apportionment for the AMA Annual and Interim Meetings.
Find out about the election bylaws and policies for being elected to the AMA House of Delegates.
Download the PDF to read the rules and regulations that guide the AMA to uphold its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
One of the unique benefits of membership in the AMA Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) is the chance to participate in the policymaking process.
Find information about the engagement and recruitment grants available through your local AMA medical student section.
In the news: ACIP chair comments on routine vaccinations, South Carolina measles outbreak spreads, record high for U.S. life expectancy and more.
Find the calendar for upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
The Academic Physicians Section (APS) community brings members together to shape medical education and the practice of medicine. Learn about the APS community with the latest updates from the AMA.
The AMA Section on Medical Schools (SMS) changed its name. Its new name, the Academic Physicians Section, reflects a refined focus to better meet the needs of today’s academic physicians, medical educators and faculty.
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.
This regular feature appeared in the September 2014 AMA MedEd Update, a monthly medical education newsletter. It profiles a leader in medical education and the AMA. This profile looks at Kenneth B. Simons, MD, Senior associate dean for graduate medical education and accreditation, Medical College of Wisconsin.
An estimated one-third of health care costs—about $750 billion—don’t actually improve health, according to the Institute of Medicine. Residents’ exams often ask them to choose the “one best test” for diagnosis to avoid health care waste, but what if the real-world choice is “all of the above”?
