Meet the physician leaders who are using technology, workforce strategies and new care models to improve access, quality and patient care.
Sepsis can quickly become life-threatening. Learn the warning signs and symptoms of sepsis, who is at risk and when to seek medical care.
AMA and Atalan will study how to create an organizational environment where physicians want to stay. Find out why retention is so important.
A physician-driven MIPS replacement and APM improvements are key parts of a major Medicare physician payment reform bill in the House.
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.
The AMA is committed to supporting medical students and residents as they attend school and enter their training years. See the advocacy work of the AMA for Graduate Medical Education (GME).
What do incoming medical students need to succeed? Demonstrated strengths in professional, scientific and critical thinking domains are a good start.
Looking for guidance on how to choose a specialty? Finding a faculty mentor is a major factor while preclinical shadowing offers perspective.
Rounds are a “sacred space” in training. Doctors at Jefferson Health have found a way to gamify it—boosting resident engagement and team connection.
Resident physicians who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer face a higher risk of doctor burnout, says a recent study. Learn what drives the trend.
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.
Proposed Medicaid provider tax rule would place overly broad restrictions on state tax policies, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Grow your career and expand your professional networks at the AMA Career Resources event happening during the 2026 Interim Meeting.
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.
Review the agenda and schedule of events for the 2026 HOD Interim Meeting at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida.
The speakers announce A-28 endorsement process update, the deadline for hotel reservations will not be extended and online registration is open through Oct. 23.
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.
Find the agenda PDF, documents and more for the 2026 MSS Interim Meeting on Nov. 5-6 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida.
Representatives for the YPS Assembly represent the interests of young physicians and are voting members. Apply to be a member of the governing council.
As National Medical Fellowships celebrates 80 years, its mission remains essential: strengthening the future of care by expanding opportunity.
In the news: Rising stroke incidence rate among young adults, first-of-a-kind cancer blood test, REM sleep and chronic disease, and more.
The AMA is dismayed that CMS is moving forward today with adding incomplete and potentially inaccurate information to its Physician Compare website.
Among the biggest news stories for physicians in 2015 included the end of an era for Medicare, the launch of one of the most complex practice changes in recent decades, and the continued advancement of patient care.
More than 100 state and specialty medical associations joined the AMA in sending a letter to the government outlining principles that should govern improving care for Medicare patients.
“The American health care system evolves at a pace that would not have seemed possible not too long ago,” AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, said in his address Saturday at the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting.
With the release of a nearly 1,360-page final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the policies that will govern physicians’ Medicare payments in 2016. From the comprehensive list of updates, we’ve identified five particularly noteworthy changes you should know.
Numerous payment policies could see significant changes under the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Among these changes are eight issues physicians are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to correct or improve before the rule is finalized in November.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the law that eliminated the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, has a variety of provisions physicians need to know. Learn how physicians will work to influence implementation of the repeal law.
The AMA marks Medicare’s golden anniversary by working with patients, policy-makers, insurers, hospitals and others for a more sustainable health care system.
The legislation that repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula includes financial support for physicians who want to participate in new care delivery and payment models.
