The AMA is closely monitoring COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) developments. Learn more with the AMA's COVID-19 resource center.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest in RSV, COVID-19, influenza, measles outbreak, plus avian flu.
Kaiser Permanente’s hospital-at-home effort has readmission rates that are lower than the national average—with no signs of slowing down.
Physicians face far too many challenges that interfere with patient care. Find out how the AMA is speaking up for patients and doctors.
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.
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. Excisional biopsy reveals locally invasive neoplastic cells. Which factor is most predictive of long-term survival?
Working for a hospital can challenge a physician’s ethical duty to patients. Learn about employment-contract language that can help protect you.
Residents and fellows deciding on a practice setting should be armed with all the relevant details. Learn more with the AMA.
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.
Access expert real estate advice and secure financing for your next home with resources tailored specifically to physicians’ unique needs.
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.
Find out about the endorsement and nomination criteria for candidates for the YPS Governing Council .
WPS resolutions serve as an opportunity to address topics of importance to women in medicine and female patients.
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.
Patient privacy includes a number of aspects and is a pillar of health care. Ethics of privacy, confidentiality & medical records discusses patient confidentiality ethics.
Doctors “must uphold the values” of the medical profession. That means providing accurate information, disclosing conflicts of interest, and more.
The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has guidance to help physicians seeking to document real patients for public broadcast.
Dedication to upholding trust, to preventing harm, and respecting privacy create responsibilities for physicians, medical practices, and institutions.
Information gathered in association with the care of a patient is confidential, regardless of the form in which it is collected or stored.
Physicians have an ethical obligation to manage medical records appropriately.
Disclosing information to third parties for commercial purposes without consent undermines trust, violates principles of informed consent and confidentiality.
Physicians have a responsibility to protect the confidentiality of patient information.
Physicians have a corresponding obligation to protect patient information, including information obtained postmortem.
Physicians have an ethical obligation to preserve the confidentiality of information gathered in association with the care of the patient.
