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.
Learn about the key things medical practices need to know about payment and how to improve managing the claims revenue cycle.
New recommendations by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission seek to correct how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) attributes patients to physicians so most doctors will be able to participate in more than one accountable care organization if they so choose.
The AMA made many exciting strides toward more robust health IT earlier this month at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting, adopting policies on such timely topics as telemedicine and electronic health record (EHR) usability.
Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a new study on diabetes prevalence in the state. The study highlights the impact the disease is having on health care costs.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has released its 10-year vision for health IT, setting its sights on one of physicians’ biggest concerns: achieving nationwide interoperability of electronic health records (EHR).
Moving health care toward greater integration soon will be crucial for improving costs, quality and access to care, Mayo Clinic Health System CEO Robert Nesse, MD, told physicians earlier this month during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
While 29 million Americans have diabetes, another 86 million adults are on the path to developing the disease because they have prediabetes. These new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underscore the urgency of screening patients for prediabetes to help them avoid becoming a statistic.
Physician innovators and leaders shared their real-world payment reform experiences during a Monday education session presented by members of the AMA Innovators Committee during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
Care quality, access and costs all have improved under a new approach to delivering care at the Scott and White health system in Texas, according to the chairman of the group’s board of directors, who spoke to physicians Friday at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
There has been a lot of misinformation about advance care planning over the years. The latest in false reporting on this issue is told by Stateline, a news website run by the Pew Charitable Trusts. In an article that appeared this week about possible federal payment policy for advance care planning,
