If you’ve ever had chickenpox, then the virus that causes shingles is present in your body and can resurface at some point in the future. Find out more.
Newly published AMA survey findings underscore the disruption and severe impact of shortages on physician practices—and patient outcomes.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
The AMA provides regulatory clarification to physicians and their care teams in an effort to aid physicians in their day-to-day practice environment.
Stay up to date on the innovative projects and outputs from the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative.
In support of our work to catalyze innovation in medical education, the AMA's efforts and focus have entered an important new phase. Learn more.
There is a pathway to a successful Match after a first-attempt failure on USMLE Step 1 or 2. Learn more with the AMA.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the student member position on the WPS Governing Council and how to apply.
Feeling connected and valued could make a difference in training outcomes. How can leaders foster more belonging in residency programs?
Food insecurity has been shown to be a struggle among residents and fellows. Find out how Geisinger is tackling the problem.
Significant wins for patients, physicians in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
AMA opposes West Virginia bill that would expand APRN and physician assistant scope of practice, and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
This AMA ChangeMedEd® webinar will provide an overview of the Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education grant projects. Register today!
The International Conference on Physician Health will be held Sept. 28-30, 2026. Learn more.
Download and review the PDF list of pending reports from the Board and the councils, and submit comments and feedback.
The House of Delegates (HOD) includes well over 600 voting delegates. Download the PDF for delegate apportionment for the AMA Annual and Interim Meetings.
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.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Get involved in the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS), working to raise the number of women physicians in leadership roles.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
In the news: Measles spread threatens elimination status in U.S., Congress passes funding bill with significant health care legislation and more.
These JAMA Patient Pages give easy-to-understand explanations of how many common preventive measures and also chronic and curative treatments work.
JAMA Network provides the insights that matter most to medical research and practice. Learn more about the JAMA Networks specialty journals on the AMA.
Vaccines can help reduce flu and COVID-19 hospitalization risk, says JAMA editor-in-chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, MAS. Learn more.
Study of more than 250,000 patients shows rise in use of health care services in the six months following initial acute infection. Learn more.
Prediabetes has more than doubled in U.S. kids in recent years, but a study found insufficient evidence to support screening asymptomatic children.
Survey of over 20,000 physicians and health professionals sheds light on factors that potentially aggravate—and mitigate—burnout. Learn more.
Action is needed now to ensure that pulse oximetry devices convey accurate and reliable results in all patients, regardless of skin pigmentation.
Claudia López, MD, wants physicians from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to be properly valued in training and within health care.
We cannot allow mass shootings to become an acceptable part of American life, but instead must pass commonsense limits on firearms.
AMA member and MD-PhD student Alec Calac says medical schools can start by making sure their spaces and curricula are welcoming to Native people.
Note bloat and system “sludge” contribute to physician burnout. Learn about AMA resources to help cut EHR burdens and boost doctors’ well-being.
