Wake up your body in just a few minutes with these three simple morning stretches.
A sharp, shooting pain that starts in your lower back can be a sign of sciatica. Learn what causes sciatica, how long it lasts and when to see a doctor.
A stakeholder-driven editorial panel is leading the charge to update and modernize the AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
Find training resources and CME modules for the AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
Register for upcoming ChangeMedEd webinars, watch webinars on-demand and listen to episodes from the Catalyzing Change in MedEd podcast series.
Through the new AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative, the AMA is supporting projects that address competency-based medical educations. Learn more.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the student member position on the AMPAC Board and how to apply.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the MSS position on the National Board of Medical Examiners Advisory Committee.
Survey of general surgery residency programs offers ranking of the most important and effective nonclinical activities—along with those that lag behind.
A recent study shows that some types of physicians are likelier to go part time, but demographics may not tell the whole story.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the healthcare environment in October 2026.
Patients need more flexible policies on Medicare enrollment changes and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
See the details for all the AMA membership dues and categories, information on automatic AMA renew membership, and tax deduction information.
For a limited time this fall, UWorld is offering exclusive product discount codes to members of the AMA. Don’t miss this opportunity to access exclusive savings.
Download PDFs of the proceedings of the Annual, Interim and Special Meetings of the House of Delegates (HOD).
The Specialty and Service Society (SSS) is the largest caucus in the AMA House of Delegates.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
The Underrepresented in Medicine Advocacy Section (UMAS) addresses the issues and concerns of underrepresented minority physicians.
The strength of the AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) lies in its local presence.
Download resource PDFs to gain an understanding of the physician payment system used by Medicare and most other payers.
Congress established protections for medically frail patients. The AMA believes a new CMS rule will undermine them.
Ebola is a viral disease that causes a hemorrhagic fever. Find the latest Ebola news and resources on how to protect health care professionals and the public with recent articles from the AMA.
From ground zero of the Ebola crisis to New York’s ground zero, Boris Lushniak, MD, MPH, served with distinction.
Dr. Kent Brantly, medical director of the only Ebola treatment unit in southern Liberia, received the AMA Foundation the Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine. Three other physicians received awards for exemplifying medicine’s highest values: leadership, community service and dedication to treating underserved patients.
In the video, Arjun Srinivasan, MD, an expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, discusses how physicians can prepare for and manage Ebola patients in hospital and ambulatory care settings.
If there’s one thing the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has shown us, it’s that diseases and pandemics do not respect boundaries. In a globalized world, what affects one country’s physicians and patients can affect all of us, no matter where we are.
Here are the top stories from the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas. See full coverage of the meeting at AMA Wire®. They covered Ebols, MOC, expanded access to Medicare and caring for veterans.
Delegates at the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas this week weighed in on a number of timely public health issues which included regulatory oversight of electronic cigarettes and the important role of pharmacists in vaccinating target populations.
Watch Arjun Srinivasan, MD, an expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, discuss how physicians can prepare for and manage Ebola patients in hospital and ambulatory care settings.
In a special address at the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting, an expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told physicians that the chance of encountering patients with Ebola in ambulatory settings is very low—but physicians need to be prepared nonetheless.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has emphasized that stopping the Ebola virus in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is essential to aiding the people in that region and curbing spread of the disease to the United States.
