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.
In the news: Excess sodium in medication increases CVD risk, firearms now leading cause of death by trauma, ivermectin not effective in preventing severe COVID and more.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, A.J. Holmgren, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of medicine at UC San Francisco, discusses EHR quality measurement, quality of care and patient outcomes.
Clinical genomics is revolutionizing medicine. But the ethics around it aren’t yet settled. Learn more with the AMA.
As physicians, we play a critical role in assuring patients that COVID-19 booster shots are not only safe and effective, but absolutely necessary.
Harvard medical sociologist David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, says that undoing racism’s health effects requires empathy, cutting-edge science.
In the news: New opioid prescribing guidelines, mask effectiveness against COVID-19, nonopioid pain management and more.
More cases are being reported for the sub variant (BA.2) of the Omicron variant, referred to as “stealth” Omicron, for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
Such lists rely far too heavily on reputation. Learn about efforts to shift some of the metrics used and what pre-meds should consider instead.
Attacks against physicians and other health professionals—already frequent targets of physical and verbal assaults—have only grown in the COVID-19 era.
