Specialties

Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month

Each month, the AMA Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) identifies one event to highlight as the Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month. Find out more.

Student Members

How to choose a specialty?

FREIDA's Specialty Guide is designed to simplify medical students’ specialty selection process, highlight major specialties, detail training information, and provide access to related association information.

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Sep 17, 2026 ·

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AMA statement on newly appointed members of USPSTF

Composition of new slate represents significant departure from USPSTF’s traditional membership, a strong primary care voice must remain central to its work.

Press Releases

Sep 17, 2026 ·

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Residents bring creative vision to pediatric ophthalmology

Resident physicians at LSU School of Medicine want to use child patients’ creativity to establish a connection.

Residency Life

Sep 17, 2026 ·

7 Min Read

How Sanford Health is filling gaps in subspecialty care from within

The South Dakota health system has turned a neurology shortage into a recruitment-and-retention success story. Find out how.

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Physician Health

Health System Spotlight

"Shadow Me" Specialty Series

As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it's like in a particular specialty? Shadowing a doctor offers valuable insights to help determine whether a career in certain specialty is a good fit for you. Meet featured physicians in the AMA’s  “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties.

Shadow a Physician

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Sep 15, 2026 ·

6 Min Read

Overlooked well-being factors that could affect your next job

Here’s how to evaluate potential employers after residency and fellowship training to find a place where physicians thrive.

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Physician Health

Transitioning to Practice

Sep 15, 2026 ·

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Making Gold-level recognition the goal—not the finish line

The Permanente Medical Group’s use of data, leadership and local action has helped it become a leader in addressing physician well-being and burnout.

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Physician Health

Fighting for Physicians

Sep 15, 2026 ·

5 Min Read

10 female physicians who raise their voices for women’s health

These AMA members are advancing women’s health through patient education, advocacy and better care across the lifespan.

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Population Health

What Doctors Want Patients to Know™

HOD Specialty Societies

The House of Delegates (HOD) is the legislative and policy-making body of the American Medical Association. State medical associations and national medical specialty societies are represented in the HOD along with AMA sections, national societies such as AMWA, AOA and the NMA, professional interest medical associations, and the federal services, including the Public Health Service.

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