The AMA's how-to guides focus on practical treatment strategies for patients’ behavioral, mental and physical health needs.
Lifestyle medicine is based on the concept that several common chronic conditions could be prevented with simple and sustainable behavior adjustments.
Michael Jerkins, MD, MEd, heads up a physician-focused banking firm, so he knows the rookie mistakes by heart. Catch up with his expert insights.
Find out about changes to the codes for maternity care services, which includes separate codes for antepartum care, labor management, delivery and postpartum care.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
When looking at doctor salaries by specialty, competitive fields pay more. But experts say work-life balance and passion should guide career plans.
Each month, the AMA Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) identifies one event to highlight as the Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month. Find out more.
Resident physicians at LSU School of Medicine want to use child patients’ creativity to establish a connection.
Before you sign that first physician contract, learn the six moves that can boost your compensation, lifestyle and career development.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the healthcare environment in September 2026.
Energy and Commerce hearing highlights Patients First Act, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Join AMA for a panel discussion on how primary care physicians and ob-gyns can approach sexual health conversations with patients. Learn more and register.
In this AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar, discover how healthcare organizations are transforming revenue cycle management for value-based care.
The Specialty and Service Society (SSS) is the largest caucus in the AMA House of Delegates.
The 2026 SSS Interim Meeting will be held Nov. 7-9 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.
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 council investigates general ethical conditions and all matters pertaining to the relations of physicians to one another or to the public, and make recommendations to the House of Delegates or the constituent associations through the issuance of reports.
Read current and past issues of WPS Members & News Highlights for the latest information on the work being done by WPS members and its leadership.
Registration is open for the Women in Medicine Month webinar, preparations are underway for 2026 Interim and a call for volunteers for the HOD Handbook Review Committee.
In the news: Majority of U.S. report recent fatigue, lung cancer risk factor identified in never-smokers, ADHD linked to gastrointestinal problems and more.
AMA participates in health care conferences and events held throughout the U.S.A. as well as internationally.
The AMA is committed to reducing disparities in medical school admissions. Learn more about the medical school diversity efforts of the AMA.
Learn with the AMA Journal of Ethics about the key ethical issues driving decisions about who gets into medical school.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, learn more about Anastasia Piersa, MD, and her research on understanding gaps in socio-economic diversity for the 2021 AMA Research Challenge.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, learn more about Arman Shahriar and his research on socio-economic diversity among medical students for the 2021 AMA Research Challenge.
To improve workforce diversity and patient care, medical schools and GME institutions must remove barriers and refocus on student and trainee abilities, not limitations.
The U.S. physician workforce doesn’t look like the nation. Learn how ambitious efforts to change that picture are getting a helping hand.
View the webinar "Advancing gender equity through medical education, leadership development and medical practice," featuring Margot Savoy, MD.
Women are the majority among medical students in both DO- and MD-granting medical schools, but more work on physician gender equity remains.
During interviews with residency applicants, programs can make clear how they will foster diversity and back doctors facing microaggressions, racism.
AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Mercy Adetoye, MD, MS, on increasing diversity in residency programs.
