The House of Delegates adopts new policy on pressing public health topics, including questionable food chemicals, sluggish sunscreen approvals, e-bike injuries and polypharmacy.
Pediatric emergency medicine physician Dr. Beachgem (Meghan Martin, MD) shares the household hazards she chooses not to keep in her own home and explains why these common items can be dangerous for children.
AI tools can help doctors to improve healthcare, but new policy clarifies boundaries around the tech. Learn about other steps the AMA is taking on AI.
Whatever the motivation for doing so, resident and fellow physicians should protect future options before leaving clinical practice.
Seeking a Conrad 30 or other visa waiver? Start your job search early or risk missing out. Here are the tools all J-1 physicians need.
Register for upcoming ChangeMedEd webinars, watch webinars on-demand and listen to episodes from the Catalyzing Change in MedEd podcast series.
As AI’s use in assessments, medical school admissions and residency selection grows, the AMA calls for transparency, fairness and humans in the loop.
The AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference gives medical students real-world advocacy skills and a voice in health policy. Start making your plans today.
The competitiveness picture looks different for fellowship. Dive into the NRMP’s 2026 appointment-year fellowship Match data for subspecialty information.
Gastroenterologist Dina Halegoua-De Marzio, MD, knew just what she wanted in her first job out of fellowship. She found it all at Jefferson Health.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the healthcare environment in November 2026.
FDA review process essential to ensure "botanical" safety and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn about AMA’s latest advocacy on Medicare payment and Medicaid.
In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn what’s happening across the states, including 2026 healthcare wins and challenges, and what’s next for 2027.
Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which concluded Nov. 9.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
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.
Resolutions presented by IMGS at I-26 and a look at upcoming work planned by IMGS committees.
Read monthly issues of IMGS members & news highlights to learn how its members advocate for issues that impact international medical graduate physicians.
Download resource PDFs to gain an understanding of the physician payment system used by Medicare and most other payers.
At the 2026 AMA Interim Meeting’s opening session, CEO Dr. John Whyte called on physicians to help shape the future of medicine.
Stay up-to-date on information about older adult population care, including the latest medical findings, public health news, and policy coverage. Learn more about the issues affecting seniors at the AMA.
Turns out older women don’t need to walk to 10,000 steps a day to see a health benefit. Discover how smaller amounts of movement can make a difference.
There is an urgent need to recognize the economic benefits of investing in children, because their dramatically scarce numbers threaten the well-being of older Americans and place a strain on the economy.
AMA House of Delegates adopted policy to make long-term care insurance simpler, affordable, and innovative for current employees, retirees.
Simulation that uses sensory tools is helping med students understand the scope and impact of the condition.
In training residents in electronic health record (EHR) applications, one school is extending lessons to geriatric care—with a team approach.
No brown M&M’s, the rock band warned to ensure adherence to the smallest instructions. Seniors can benefit when physicians heed three telling details.
Elderly patients were the big winners today as a federal court imposed an injunction on Aetna’s $37 billion acquisition of Humana.
An online counseling program reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes in seniors, who completed the Web-driven activity at a 20 percent higher clip.
Research on what sets centenarians apart from those who die earlier could inform potential treatments that target the aging process itself.
