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.
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) is a 2017 Medicare payment reform law that repealed the SGR formula. Browse the AMA’s latest MACRA studies, commentary, and press releases.
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.
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.
The law that repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula also included important provisions to help maintain access to health care for American children. As of last year, 8.1 million children were enrolled in the program, which is implemented in all 50 states.
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has a variety of provisions, including one that prevents federal health care reform laws and regulations from being used as grounds for medical liability.
With the repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula comes a new, consolidated quality reporting program for Medicare. Learn how bonus payments and financial penalties will be affected under the merit-based incentive payment system.
