HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

Routine Screening Toolkit
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AMA endorse policies to prevent losses after the public health emergency

The AMA endorsed several policies today at the Annual Meeting of its House of Delegates that aim to help them maintain coverage after the public health emergency expires.

Press Releases
Haidn E. Foster
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Q&A: Why this medical student leader is an AMA member for life

Haidn Foster, MD, is the outgoing chair of the AMA Medical Student Section. He details how the AMA empowers students to move medicine forward.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
Jack Resneck Jr., MD, at the 2022 Annual Meeting
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New AMA president: Physicians must be guided by hope, not fear

In Association’s first in-person inaugural since pandemic, dermatologist Jack Resneck Jr., MD, said the AMA will be there for patients and doctors.

Leadership
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President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, inauguration address, 2022 Annual Meeting

AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, addresses the House of Delegates at the 2022 Annual Meeting. Access the transcript of the speech or recording.

Speeches
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Jack Resneck Jr., M.D., inaugurated as 177th president of the AMA

Jack Resneck Jr., M.D., a dermatologist from the San Francisco Bay Area, was sworn in today as the 177th president of the American Medical Association (AMA).

Press Releases
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AMA supports natural hair & cultural headwear anti-discrimination policies

Health care workplace policies that promote acceptance of natural hairstyles and cultural headwear are crucial to professionalism and equity in medicine.

Press Releases
Participant at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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AMA: Low-wage work exacerbates health inequities

Doctors declare “poverty is detrimental to health.” Boosting pay among low-income workers would improve outcomes and lower health care costs.

Health Equity
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AMA adopts new policy connecting poverty-level wages to adverse health

The American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during the Annual Meeting of its House of Delegates affirming that poverty is detrimental to health.

Press Releases
AMA Foundation 2022 Excellence in Medicine awards
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How these 6 physicians are making a difference in medicine

The AMA Foundation has honored six doctors with the 2022 Excellence in Medicine Awards for their altruism, advocacy and professional contributions.

Awards