In this update, learn how the Emergency Use Authorization process (EUA) is being used to safely deliver accelerated approval for a COVID-19 vaccine.
LGBTQ adolescents are more prone to depression, suicidality, substance-use disorder. Learn more with the AMA about effective screening conversations.
Challenges faced by women physicians have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some measures senior women physicians can take.
Learn more about what nearly 1,400 doctors are experiencing with telehealth. AMA will keep pushing to eliminate telehealth’s regulatory impediments.
A study in the journal Academic Medicine shows how a modified H&P can help collect more biopsychosocial information to better identify care barriers.
Learn with the AMA where to start to make chronic disease prevention and management a staple of medical education and practice.
Medical residents and fellows entering the job market call physician recruiters with “triple the angst” of pre-pandemic days. Learn more with the AMA.
Personal interest and content of specialty are the most popular motivating factors for medical students when they pick a career path.
Should vagaries of hospital ownership have bearing on physicians’ ability to speak confidentially with attorneys? Washington’s highest court considers the issue.
The codes ensure uniform language for medical services and procedures, physicians tell a federal court in a brief, and other uses erode patient trust.
See the costs for all the AMA membership categories, plus tax deduction information.
Drive in style with preferred savings when you buy, lease or rent a car.
The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing policymaking during the pandemic.
Read the details of the proceedings of the 2November 2020 Special Meeting of the House of Delegates.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
See how the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) studies long-term strategic issues related to AMA’s vision, goals and priorities.
Read highlights from the virtual YPS November 2020 Meeting.
Read highlights from the virtual WPS November 2020 Meeting.
In the news: Dementia and finance problems, CDC recommends first vaccine recipients, CDC shortens quarantine length, HHS allows telemedicine across state lines.
Learn how the AMA assists physicians—our most important vaccine ambassadors—in understanding the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine approval and distribution process.
SustainabilitySep 5, 2019
A multimillion-dollar AMA initiative will help identify the "emerging practice" science that can address the systemic causes of doctor burnout.
Press ReleasesFeb 22, 2019
The AMA today warned more needs to be done to reduce physician burnout and called on leaders in the health care system to remain focused on driving research.
Physician HealthFeb 21, 2019
The physician burnout rate has dropped below 50 percent for the first time since 2011, according to a new triennial study. But more work still needs to be done.
AMA-inspired changes to office visit reporting will save the typical office-based physician 180 hours of documentation each year.
