From drug take-back events to multimodal post-op pain control, physicians see their innovations take hold to benefit patients and communities.
The new "Health vs. Hype" AMA podcast explores medical misinformation and viral health trends, starting with the rise in protein maxxing.
Exclusive AMA data shows doctor burnout easing for the fourth consecutive year, but persistent system challenges mean ongoing efforts are still needed.
Burnout rates are falling overall, and even some hard-hit specialties improved. But AMA exclusive data shows differences across physician specialties remain.
Stay up to date on the innovative projects and outputs from the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
Medical students on core clerkship rotations should ask themselves four questions to maximize their specialty-choice related fact finding.
Medical student advocacy can build your career, and the AMA can help. But don’t forget that your work in medical school comes first.
With more states restricting or banning physician noncompete clauses, the legal landscape is becoming more complex. A legal expert outlines some essentials.
Philip Eskew, DO, a direct primary care physician and advocate, gives advice for residents considering this emerging practice model.
Collaborating and networking to advocate for patients and the medical profession.
AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series examines key advocacy issues from the federal and state levels impacting patients and physicians.
Join AMA for a panel discussion on lifestyle factors that impact dementia risk and ways physicians can help patients better maintain cognitive health.
In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn about what’s happening across the country with medical liability reform. Register now.
Find travel, hotel, child care, and inauguration details for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates taking place June 5-10 in Chicago.
Find information for submitting a resolution to the AMA House of Delegates, including a resolution sample and instructions on how to use the provided template.
Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to incorporate and integrate telemedicine and digital health into physician practices.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Find the agenda, documents and more for the 2026 MSS Annual Meeting on June 4-5 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Find the agenda, documents and more for the 2026 WPS Annual Meeting on June 5 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Learn about the council that is responsible for developing simple, informative generic drug names, who they are, how they operate and the issues they face.
Find a current list of generic drug names the USAN Council is considering and are therefore protected by intellectual property laws.
The AMA is committed to reducing disparities in medical school admissions. Learn more about the medical school diversity efforts of the AMA.
Diversity in the medical profession and health equity for minority populations has stepped into the spotlight with the recognition of 21 medical students as future minority physician leaders.
As medical education changes to reflect a more diverse student body, it’s important that the mindsets of those involved reflect these changes, too. Here are five myths about diversity that should be addressed.
More students are going to medical school than ever before. The number of students who enrolled in U.S. allopathic medical schools for the first time in 2014 reached a new high of 20,343, and the total number of medical school applicants also rose to a record 49,480.
A Google Hangout featuring academic physicians and students Monday took a close look at how medical schools are taking on two huge challenges: addressing health disparities and focusing on diversity in how they train physicians.
I wrote about what physicians are doing to tackle health care disparities. One of the ways we can reduce health care disparities is to ensure we’re promoting diversity in the health care workforce. Diversity and cultural competency are aspects of physician training that some of the schools awarded grants from the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative are working on.
What are the most important factors in attracting a medical student body that reflects a diverse patient population? Join the online Google Hangout to listen, watch and share ideas.
The AMA-sponsored Learning Environment Study, which collected data and insights on the medical student experience throughout the four years of medical school, found that both men and women showed an overall decline in attitudes toward empathy from their first to second year of school.
Eleven outstanding medical students from across the country were announced earlier this month as recipients of Minority Scholars Awards from the AMA Foundation.
A new guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) clarifies that schools receiving federal Title IX funds may not discriminate against transgender and gender-nonconforming students.
