During a stroke, every second counts. That is why it is important to know and recognize symptoms of a stroke early. Two physicians share more.
The Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Lifestyle Medicine Program empowers teens with obesity to improve their health and gain confidence.
An AMA-curated CME track helps you enhance your communication and management skills to lead and inspire others. AMA members get full access.
AMA’s work in practice transformation aims to create the conditions where joy, purpose & meaning are possible for physicians & other health professionals.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
Through the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative, the AMA is concentrating on developing the foundational attributes of precision education and its real-world application via investments in new partnerships and exploratory pilots. Learn more.
Away rotations are a key to matching in surgical specialties. Even if not required, they help medical students test-drive potential residency programs.
From fact-finding to budgeting for potential interviews, the AMA’s go-to resource for searching medical residency programs has you covered.
On-site interviews signal recruiters’ interest in a physician, but you should still expect competition. Learn more about the data.
Cryopreservation of oocytes, commonly called “freezing eggs,” is increasingly an option for residents and fellows. Get the info you need to decide.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the health care environment in March 2026.
Tell your representative: Co-sponsor H.R. 7961, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
AMA State Advocacy Summit will be held on Jan. 7-9, 2027, in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
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Find information for the CPT Editorial Panel Meeting being held April 30-May 2, 2026.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Read the House of Delegates (HOD) speakers' updates for the 2026 HOD Annual Meeting.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Download the PDF to read the rules and regulations that guide the AMA to uphold its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
AMA members age 65 and above are eligible to vote in the Senior Physicians Section (SPS) Governing Council election.
Find the agenda, documents and more for the 2026 LGBTQ+ Section Annual Meeting on June 5 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Find out more about the CPT Digital Medicine Coding Committee, Maternity Care Services Workgroup, Value-Based Care Workgroup and Neurostimulator Workgroup.
Learn about the council that is responsible for developing simple, informative generic drug names, who they are, how they operate and the issues they face.
The archived AMA Journal of Ethics consisted of articles focused on the ethical issues of health care professionals. Read more on ethics from the AMA.
Learn how private equity’s goals can conflict with the mission of medicine and find out how physicians should respond.
Surgical procedures for incarcerated people can be hard to come by and fraught with stressful dynamics. Get expert ethical advice.
Learn more about how to support surgeons while they cope with regret about a patient’s poor outcome.
Telling patients “this might sting” can be disingenuous and undermine trust. Get more tips to improve communication with patients.
It can bias how evidence is applied in clinical practice, exacerbating health inequities. The problem takes on more importance in the era of big data.
Physician burnout is an epidemic in the U.S. health care system. Learn more what experts are saying about burnout and how to address it with the AMA.
The built environment itself is a kind of medical intervention. Experts examine the role evidence-based design has in improving patient care.
On topics such as drug shortages and inpatient psychiatric care, a variety of bioethics articles published this year have caught readers’ attention.
While most health care spaces are inherently stressful, hospice is one of the few health care spaces that is “structured for peace” and comfort.