Learn more about the role that decision science can play in health care, and consider some of the ethical questions that it raises.
Patients shouldn’t get stuck in the middle of medical billing disputes, but setting pay rates on Capitol Hill will create care access problems across the nation.
The work of Health2047 is not theoretical. It seeks to solve problems by bringing to market the solutions that physicians need.
Research shows that professionals at high-brainpower companies such as Google and Roche have found some stress relief with a mindfulness meditation app.
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These health-plan fundamentals that can have a major impact on a lifelong career in medicine.
Opportunities such as the National Health Service Corps and military service allow you to train for free, but it takes a certain type of person to thrive in those organizations.
Learn more from the AMA about the key questions that residents and young physicians should consider during the contracting process.
Court says juries can’t rely on “common knowledge” gained through ad campaigns when making decisions in cases that involve complex medical conditions.
The effort to understand which conditions foster health—and which create inequities—must be reinforced in medical school and extend throughout a physician’s career.
The AMA offers membership to international medical school graduates (IMGs) who are currently ECFMG-certified and are waiting to match into a U.S. residency program (GME position).
Headspace is the meditation and mindfulness app helping health care professionals live happier and healthier.
Use the AMA meeting app during the Annual or Interim Meetings for comprehensive information about activities and events.
The HOD speakers welcome comments for reports under development for the upcoming 2019 Interim Meeting and the 2020 Annual Meeting.
See how the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) studies long-term strategic issues related to AMA’s vision, goals and priorities.
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.
Some of the current projects of the CLRPD include:
The American Medical Association is proud to celebrate September as Women in Medicine Month. “Women in Medicine: Trailblazers, Advocate, and Leaders” is this year’s theme.
View images and sample social media posts you can use and share on social media to celebrate Women in Medicine Month during September.
AMA member and IMG Omer Bajwa, MD, has always wanted to help people. Through learning the science of medicine, he can make people’s lives better.
AMA member and IMG Saby Karuppiah, MD, MPH, became a doctor to help people because his mother struggled with lack of health care during her childhood.
HOD Organization
Find the delegation certification form and roster lists for the state and national medical specialty societies and member section delegates of the AMA HOD.
Access the proceedings of the Annual and Interim Meetings from 2012-2019.
The AMA House of Delegates, also known as the “House” or the “HOD,” is the principal policy-making body of the AMA.
Leadership
AMA member Aaron Wolbrueck will finish medical school as a DO, an MPH, and a captain committed to serving fellow members of the military.
AMA member Marilyn J. Heine, MD, builds relationships with policymakers to put health system problems on their radar and make those issues real.
Search the Pictorial Directory (members only) for contact information on members of the House of Delegates.
Understand the qualifications to be a delegate in the AMA House of Delegates.
Look at a list of official observer organizations in the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) and learn how to become an official observer.
See a list of groups and organizations that are entitled to a seat(s) in the AMA House of Delegates.
