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.
Rabia Nagda, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, emphasizes that every environment where kids spend time should be built with fall risk in mind.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
Researchers detail what happened in Illinois and Georgia after their state courts knocked down limits on noneconomic damages in med-mal cases.
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.
Get tips to distinguish yourself and detail your unique skills and experiences during residency interviews.
PGY-4 Anna Heffron, MD, PhD, sounds off on what she wishes she knew in medical school to stand out during virtual physician residency interviews.
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.
Learn about the current state of competition in health insurance markets across the U.S. and review in-depth analysis on market concentration.
Discover the AMA's position on health insurance mergers and why the AMA believes fewer insurance carriers undermine physician practices and harm patient care.
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 information and applications to be considered for a leadership position with the Academic Physicians Section (APS).
Find out how the Academic Physicians Section (APS) develops resolutions and influences policy that may be adopted by the AMA House of Delegates.
These JAMA Patient Pages provide simple explanations of many common psychiatric conditions, including how they are treated.
AMA participates in health care conferences and events held throughout the U.S.A. as well as internationally.
The SPS Community brings members together to shape medical education and the practice of medicine. Learn more about the community on the AMA.
AMA member and diagnostic radiologist John A. Knote, MD, has made the right calls within his specialty and in organized medicine to advance patient care and the profession.
This small-town family physician is ready to retire, but wonders about who will fill his shoes.
The AMA Foundation recognized 4 physicians for showing an extraordinary commitment to leadership, community service and care for those in need. Their areas of interest run the gamut from Ebola research to primary care.
Older physicians have invaluable expertise to pass on. Senior physicians need ways that let them pursue professional mentoring, teaching and meaningful community involvement.
Findings from AMA report on senior physicians prompted key stakeholders from physician, hospital and patient safety organizations met to look issues of physician assessment and competence.
For senior physicians, retiring can be linked to clinical competency. An AMA Council on Medical Education report took a look at evaluating their ability to provide safe and effective patient care.
The AMA Senior Physicians Section (SPS) welcomes its newly elected officers for its 2014-2015 governing council.
Samuel A. Cassell, MD, was recognized earlier this month with the Jack B. McConnell, MD, Award for Excellence in Volunteerism, an honor awarded by the AMA Foundation to a senior physician who provides treatment to U.S. patients who lack access to care.
Two different approaches to evaluating and screening for impairment in senior physicians were discussed earlier this month during an education session at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting. The session was sponsored by the AMA Senior Physicians Section.
