We know the numbers of U.S. adults with prediabetes. But what toll does the burden of prediabetes have on the U.S. economy? Find out more.
Fourteen states refuse to expand Medicaid. Research shows they are doing their constituents a disservice in denying them the health benefits of expansion.
Medicare Advantage contracts enable innovation that aligns the values of patients and physicians—and may reduce burnout in the process.
New office-visit coding criteria are designed to be intuitive but implementing them requires practices to incorporate some change-management strategies and perhaps some outside advice.
Learn about the AMA agreement with the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC) to make some activities eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Read about the AMA's agreement with the European Union of Medical Specialties to convert some European CME credit to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
New research explores the impact that residents’ high-stress existence has on their loved ones. Learn how residents' husbands and wives believe that things can be improved.
The potentially widespread change to residency interviews fails to get past its pilot phase in emergency medicine. Find out why.
Relentlessly working to advance important state legislative issues that protect patients and physicians.
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.
Drive in style with preferred savings when you buy, lease or rent a car.
Find savings to help organize personal finances and manage debt.
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:
Find meeting documents for the 2019 APS Interim Meeting, information on the open forum, resolution submission requirements and additional resources.
Find meeting documents for the 2019 OMSS Interim Meeting, information on the open forum, resolution submission requirements and additional resources.
From awestruck medical student observer of the AMA House Delegates to service as its speaker, Bruce A. Scott, MD, has tirelessly worked for patients and physicians for more than three decades.
This case’s outcome could have a broad impact across our health system. That is why America’s physicians are speaking out.
MSS Governing Positions direct the programming and activities of the Medical Student Section. Learn more about this at the AMA.
Medical School Life
Take on leadership opportunities at the local, state or national levels to represent medical students and address their concerns.
Leadership
AMA member Baillie A. Bronner hopes that physicians will advocate more effectively and aggressively for the rights of minorities, immigrants and refugees.
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.
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.
