Two physicians who are leading thinkers on the health impact of climate change say there is a critical window of time to address the environmental crisis.
40% of high-school seniors have used nicotine e-cigarettes, adding urgency to ban flavorings amid an outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses.
Stanford, Cleveland Clinic and 20 other health care organizations are doing notable work to measure physician burnout and address its systemic causes.
Find out more with the AMA about Alexa skills that can help physicians stay up to date and cut stress.
Tomorrow’s physicians must understand how to implement high-value care, starting in medical school. Learn more from the AMA about three innovative efforts to make that happen.
The AMA offers new training to help medical students, residents and practicing doctors look at all parts of medicine and think critically about their interaction.
Individual, demographic and school-related factors are linked to a higher risk of developing depression in medical school.
Learn more from the AMA about how to use your debt efficiently and find the best medical student loan-repayment option.
The effort to understand which conditions foster health—and which create inequities—must be reinforced in medical school and extend throughout a physician’s career.
When the U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to rule on cases that involve adolescents, justices trusted what the AMA has to say about developing minds.
The AMA offers membership to international medical school graduates (IMGs) who are currently ECFMG-certified and are waiting to match into a U.S. residency program (GME position).
Headspace is the meditation and mindfulness app helping health care professionals live happier and healthier.
Use the AMA meeting app during the Annual or Interim Meetings for comprehensive information about activities and events.
The HOD speakers welcome comments for reports under development for the upcoming 2019 Interim Meeting and the 2020 Annual Meeting.
See how the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) studies long-term strategic issues related to AMA’s vision, goals and priorities.
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.
Some of the current projects of the CLRPD include:
The American Medical Association is proud to celebrate September as Women in Medicine Month. “Women in Medicine: Trailblazers, Advocate, and Leaders” is this year’s theme.
View images and sample social media posts you can use and share on social media to celebrate Women in Medicine Month during September.
AMA member Sheila D. Rege, MD, saw how Parkinson’s disease changed her grandfather and how one physician could make a difference.
Despite the inequities we face, women continue to excel at every level of medicine and account for half of all U.S. medical school graduates.
Leadership
After AMA member Manna M. Varghese’s grandfather’s death, she vowed to become a physician who supports patients in the hardest and most vulnerable times of their lives.
AMA member Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH, started a project to speak with homeless people across the country and better understand this public health crisis.
Medical School Life
Take on leadership opportunities at the local, state or national levels to represent medical students and address their concerns.
This country makes it harder for people to avoid obesity. AMA member and third-year medical student Damani Mcintosh-Clarke is working to change that.
Medical Students
Taylor Lucas holds the position of chair for the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council at the American Medical Association.
Bailie Bronner holds the position of vice chair on the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council at the American Medical Association.
Karen Dionesotes holds the position of immediate past chair on the Medical Students Section Governing Council at the American Medical Association.
Jay Llaniguez, MS holds the position of speaker for the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council at the American Medical Association.
Rijul Asri holds the position of vice speaker for the Medical Student Section Governing Council at the American Medical Association.
Adam Panzer holds the position of delegate for the Medical Student Section Governing Council at the American Medical Association.
