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The AMA addresses concerns regarding the challenges faced by the current graduate medical education (GME) system with a report on GME initiatives to help inform future GME advocacy.
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ChangeMedEd® is a national bi-annual conference that brings together innovative leaders across the medical education continuum to reimagine the way future physicians are trained. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp, April 13-14, 2026, will equip attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction.
Find out about opportunities for representation of Federation organizations in the AMA sections' annual and interim meetings.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
WPS resolutions serve as an opportunity to address topics of importance to women in medicine and female patients.
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Tests like the MCAT are major milestones on your path toward a medical career. The AMA is your source for guidance on passing these crucial tests.
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 10-year-old patient appears comatose and is profusely diaphoretic. Can you determine the appropriate next step?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The 57-year-old patient had a previous myocardial infarction and a three-vessel bypass. What is the next step in management?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 37-year-old has palpitations and increased sweating after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. What is the appropriate next step?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. What is the diagnosis of a patient with history of myocardial infarction and hypertension who is producing paraphasic speech?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. What will most likely decrease the need for endotracheal intubation and decrease mortality in this 72-year-old patient?
These tips can help medical students excel as they hit the home stretch in studying for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 53-year-old man undergoes surgery and develops a fever on eighth postoperative day. What's the next best step in management?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. In a graph showing cardiac output and right atrial pressure, what could account for the increase in cardiac output?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A physical exam at a well-child visit shows an abdominal mass. What is the most likely diagnosis?
