Vaccines save millions of lives each year. Two infectious diseases physicians discuss the key role they should play for the loved ones in your family.
This new year, look beyond diet and exercise and add health goals to your resolution list. AMA member physicians share health-related resolutions to add.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
In this episode of Moving Medicine, learn about the potential benefits and challenges of a new outcome-aligned payment model called LEAD, and what it means for physicians and patients.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
The AMA backs bipartisan legislation to reissue 40,000 unused immigrant visas for physicians and nurses.
For osteopathic medical students, the COMLEX exam series is a must. But what about USMLE? Survey details residency program directors’ views.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council and how to apply.
JAMA Network journals have editorial fellowships—chances for residents, fellows and early-career physicians to explore a career in publishing.
In residency and fellowship training, the business side of medicine often gets short shrift. Catch up on what you need to succeed in health care.
Collaborating and networking to advocate for patients and the medical profession.
AMA to MedPAC: Physician pay should be linked to inflation and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
ChangeMedEd® is a national bi-annual conference that brings together innovative leaders across the medical education continuum to reimagine the way future physicians are trained. Learn more.
The 2026 American Medical Association Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC) will be held March 5-6, 2026. Registration is now open.
The Specialty and Service Society (SSS) is the largest caucus in the AMA House of Delegates.
Find out about the election bylaws and policies for being elected to the AMA House of Delegates.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
The council investigates general ethical conditions and all matters pertaining to the relations of physicians to one another or to the public, and make recommendations to the House of Delegates or the constituent associations through the issuance of reports.
Find out about the endorsement and nomination criteria for candidates for the YPS Governing Council .
The Medical Student Section (MSS) provides policy making resources for its members, including guidance on how to submit resolutions.
In the news: U.S. measles elimination status at risk, CDC adopts major shift in hepatitis B vaccine policy, DTaP vaccination rates fall across U.S. and more.
Learn about some of the innovative leaders honored for their work to move medicine forward during a time of challenges and promise in health care.
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.
Physicians can help transgender patients overcome biases, discrimination and misunderstanding in the health care system.
Discrimination in clinical settings affects access to care and the quality of care transgender patients receive. The AMA Journal of Ethics considers the medical environment and highlights how “gender-affirming care” can improve critical health outcomes.
The growing number of senior physicians in the workforce is bringing attention to the question of whether age-based competency screening may be necessary. Challenges to establishing a national screening program include designing an evidence-based screening process, determining the appropriate body to administer screening, and striking the right balance between patient protection and fairness to senior physicians.
Read the AMA monthly journal that focuses on ethical issues and challenges that students, residents and physicians may face in training and daily practice.
The October issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics® explores what “disability” means, how we can learn from physicians and health professionals with disabilities; and how medical schools can accommodate med students with disabilities.
According to a 2015 Institute of Medicine report, interprofessional education (IPE) happens when health professions trainees learn, “with, from, and about each other to improve collaboration and the delivery of care.
When someone famous dies, patient health information can end up in the news. The AMA Journal of Ethics® looks at issues pathologists face like sharing images on social media, public interest in autopsy results, and dealing with the media.
The minister of health in Rwanda discusses how U.S. physicians can learn from how her country delivers care in low-resource settings. She points to solutions that address social, cultural and economic barriers to care.
The diagnosis and treatment of mental illness can raise critical social, cultural and ethical questions and concerns that challenge the patient-physician relationship. A series of articles addresses several key issues.
