·
2 Min Read

AMA statement on recommendation for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

CDC approval of ACIP recommendation for Moderna vaccine is another major step toward vaccinating millions of people.

Press Releases
Domino effect and a hand
·
4 Min Read

New competency focus involves structural factors in health

Understanding systems-level forces is crucial to making health care work for patients. Some medical schools are coming around to the idea.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Lockers
·
4 Min Read

Should COVID-19 remote learning rules extend to religious schools?

AMA weighs in on case before U.S. Supreme Court on rules barring in-person private, religious schooling during the pandemic.

Judicial Advocacy
Health care workers in PPE speaking in a hallway
·
5 Min Read

4 ways to support physicians during COVID-19 and beyond

The pandemic amplifies the need for health systems to address the well-being of physicians and other health professionals. Here is how.

Physician Health
·
5 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 14, 2020

In the news: FDA grants EUA to COVID-19 vaccine and at-home test, homes hotspots for virus transmission, drug overdose deaths rising, small percentage of antibody drug supply used.

Publications & Newsletters
Woman sitting on couch looking at bills
·
5 Min Read

Proposed “No Surprises Act” favors commercial health plans

Congress circulates flawed solution to surprise billing to include in end-of-the-year legislative package. AMA urges lawmakers to keep working on it.

Access to Care
·
12 Min Read

AMA experts discuss how to counsel patients about Pfizer vaccine allocation

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 in the second of a two-part series on what physicians need to know about the Pfizer vaccine.

series
Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
·
8 Min Read

Dec. 18, 2020: National Advocacy Update

FDA authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine; provides instruction to providers and patients and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
·
4 Min Read

Applications to medical school up big. Is it the “Fauci effect”?

Some say Anthony S. Fauci, MD, is inspiring the next physician generation. Learn what else is behind the big spike in medical school applications.

Prep for Med School