The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest in bird flu and policies from the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting.
AMA creates tools and resources so physicians can focus on their patients and keep their practices open.
AMA Board of Trustees Chair Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, outlines what health care organizations should do to reduce physician burnout.
Take a look at the crucial role of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in our nation's health care landscape and how the AMA is working to support IMGs.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Find information on commissions during the recruitment year.
The road to Match Day 2025 has many milestones. This guide offers insight on what to do at each step of the physician residency-selection process.
With high medical student-loan debt, doctors entering Indian Health Service face low pay. AMA calls for improving their access to loan forgiveness.
Licensing exams place big burdens on resident physicians. AMA calls for changes to Step 3 and COMLEX Level 3 to help save residents time and money.
AMA-supported prior authorization bill reintroduced in Congress and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
AMA comments on 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient payment proposed rule and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
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.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
Read highlights from the 2024 SPS Annual Meeting.
View candidates for upcoming elections for the International Medical Graduates Section Governing Council.
In the news: Body roundness index, FDA on donanemab to treat early-stage Alzheimer’s, new heart disease risk calculator and more.
Read about the process for changes to the CPT® codes and the role of the CPT Advisory Committee.
The AMA is committed to providing timely information about diagnosing hypertension for doctors and the general public, including how to accurately measure blood pressure, guidelines, and more.
Through independent review of blood pressure devices, a first-of-its-kind listing of clinically validated BP devices has been released in the U.S.
The release of these tips coincides with the start of February’s American Heart Month.
Think you know all there is to know about BP measurement? Find out more with the AMA, and why a refresher course could help you.
Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for November 2019.
Physicians have something to look forward to in 2020: CPT codes now include self-measured blood pressure monitoring. Find out more from the AMA.
Physicians and other health professionals often don’t get refresher training on BP measurement. A new AMA education module will help.
Untested blood pressure devices can be less accurate and lead to misdiagnosis and suboptimal treatment. So how do these BP devices even make it to the market to be sold?
When blood pressure devices are not validated, they can lead to inaccurate hypertension diagnosis and management. An expert panel offers up fixes.
Immigrant children trauma, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to diagnose hypertension and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.
