If you’ve ever had chickenpox, then the virus that causes shingles is present in your body and can resurface at some point in the future. Find out more.
Newly published AMA survey findings underscore the disruption and severe impact of shortages on physician practices—and patient outcomes.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
The AMA provides regulatory clarification to physicians and their care teams in an effort to aid physicians in their day-to-day practice environment.
Stay up to date on the innovative projects and outputs from the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative.
In support of our work to catalyze innovation in medical education, the AMA's efforts and focus have entered an important new phase. Learn more.
There is a pathway to a successful Match after a first-attempt failure on USMLE Step 1 or 2. Learn more with the AMA.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the student member position on the WPS Governing Council and how to apply.
Feeling connected and valued could make a difference in training outcomes. How can leaders foster more belonging in residency programs?
Food insecurity has been shown to be a struggle among residents and fellows. Find out how Geisinger is tackling the problem.
Significant wins for patients, physicians in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
AMA opposes West Virginia bill that would expand APRN and physician assistant scope of practice, and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
This AMA ChangeMedEd® webinar will provide an overview of the Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education grant projects. Register today!
The International Conference on Physician Health will be held Sept. 28-30, 2026. Learn more.
Download and review the PDF list of pending reports from the Board and the councils, and submit comments and feedback.
The House of Delegates (HOD) includes well over 600 voting delegates. Download the PDF for delegate apportionment for the AMA Annual and Interim Meetings.
Download the PDF to read the rules and regulations that guide the AMA to uphold its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Get involved in the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS), working to raise the number of women physicians in leadership roles.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
In the news: Measles spread threatens elimination status in U.S., Congress passes funding bill with significant health care legislation and more.
These JAMA Patient Pages give easy-to-understand explanations of how many common preventive measures and also chronic and curative treatments work.
Maintenance of certification describes programs that address continued specialty certification for physicians. Stay up to date on the latest trends with MOCs at the AMA.
A new maintenance of certification (MOC) policy, GME funding, and exemptions from vaccinations were among the top stories from the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting.
Physicians at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting voted on policy to clarify the differences between Maintenance of certification (MOC) and maintenance of licensure (MOL). They also gave state medical boards guidance around the MOL process.
Physicians took on the maintenance of certification (MOC) process at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting, calling for more transparency and education surrounding the process. One new policy asks the American Board of Medical Specialties to develop “fiduciary standards” for its member boards.
No matter what your feelings are about the maintenance of certification (MOC) process for physicians, you still may have unanswered questions. Here’s what you need to know.
The maintenance of certification program will change for internal medicine physicians, the American Board of Internal Medicine announced. The program’s changes align with principles the AMA called for in 2014.
A special theme issue of JAMA focuses on important topics in the continuum of medical education, including health care spending, resident duty hours and maintenance of certification (MOC).
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.
Physicians voted to update the AMA’s policy on maintenance of certification (MOC) during the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas. The adopted policy outlines principles that emphasize the need for an evidence-based process that is evaluated regularly to ensure physician needs are being met and activities are relevant to clinical practice.
A more relevant and efficient maintenance of certification (MOC) process, evidence-based changes to resident/fellow duty hours to ensure patient safety, and improved access to care through innovations in residency program funding were among the actions called for by the AMA House of Delegates during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago.