This toolkit can help physicians and other health care professionals provide better care for patients with prolonged symptoms and concerns about Lyme disease.
The World Health Organization has declared the global mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Stay informed with the latest updates from the AMA.
The AMA offers great resources to help physicians get started in private practice. Learn how these doctors have thrived in this setting.
This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies—including playbook and checklist PDFs—offers proven approaches on how to maximize the benefits of EHR use, strategies and tactics.
International medical graduates (IMGs) often practice in physician shortage areas yet frequently face obstacles getting there.
The AMA has developed a robust library of on-demand education that includes a high-quality, microlearning approach to help medical students succeed.
Learning to lead is a key aspect of a future physician’s development. These leadership training modules can help medical students get started.
Learn about who the entrants are for the AMA Research Challenge, where they’re from and what they’re researching.
A physician recruiter has seen hundreds of doctors work through details of employment offers. Learn her recommendations for getting the right deal.
AMA member Stephanie Strohbeen, MD, says learning to be a great teammate is one of the biggest growth experiences in residency.
Urge your members of Congress to support letter on physician payment update and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
AMA to CMS: Do not finalize proposed obstetrical services Conditions of Participation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
This two-day boot camp, March 31-April 1, 2025, will equip attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction.
Health care experts share actionable strategies for recognizing and addressing behavioral health needs.
The Specialty and Service Society (SSS) is the largest caucus in the AMA House of Delegates.
Review the process for endorsing candidates running for a position on the Board of Trustees or AMA councils.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
The YPS encourages young physicians to get involved in different parts of the policymaking process.
The Women Physicians Section (WPS) honors physicians who have offered their time, wisdom and support to advance women with careers in medicine.
In the news: New developments in bird flu transmission, pirated DIY prescription drugs, antimicrobial resistance, home blood pressure monitors and more.
Retailers’ struggles with in-store clinics emphasize the need to reform Medicare physician payments and further support private-practice sustainability.
Since patients rely on network directories to locate providers, accurate information is critical. Here’s how the AMA is making network directories both accurate and accessible.
Some independently practicing physicians have been wrongly excluded. These search functions should operate in a fair, equal and unbiased fashion.
Standards respond to concerns that hospital websites and search functions may selectively omit some physicians.
FTC & non-compete agreements, rules for Medicare Advantage networks and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.
Medicare Advantage keeps growing, but beneficiaries face shrinking networks, networks suddenly dropping their doctors and a false illusion of choice.
The AMA is working to support patient protections from unanticipated medical bills.
Updates to Quality Payment Program, QPP, Medicare Advantage networks and more in the latest from AMA national advocacy news.
Everyone agrees patients should be kept out of the middle of billing disputes. These other policy fixes will help ensure that patients can get care when they need it.
Narrow payer provider networks are a big driver of unanticipated out-of-network care, AMA Trustee Bobby Mukkamala, MD, tells a key House committee.
Narrow, inadequate physician networks can mean unanticipated costs for patients. Here’s what doctors should know, and what Congress should keep in mind.