The AMA's how-to guides focus on practical treatment strategies for patients’ behavioral, mental and physical health needs.
From bicycles to e-bikes and scooters, the right helmet matters. Learn how proper fit can help prevent traumatic brain injuries and other head trauma.
Northwell Health’s model of physician leadership, partnership and innovation gives doctors a meaningful voice in shaping the future of the health system.
Learn what it takes to create teams that help physicians and care teams thrive.
The AMA addresses concerns regarding the challenges faced by the current graduate medical education (GME) system with a report on GME initiatives to help inform future GME advocacy.
The AMA is committed to supporting medical students and residents as they attend school and enter their training years. See the advocacy work of the AMA for Graduate Medical Education (GME).
These expert insights help medical students build leadership experiences and skills that will resonate with residency programs down the line.
When looking at doctor salaries by specialty, competitive fields pay more. But experts say work-life balance and passion should guide career plans.
In your first contract after residency training, these tricky employment clauses can trip up physician job seekers.
Resident physicians at LSU School of Medicine want to use child patients’ creativity to establish a connection.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the healthcare environment in September 2026.
Energy and Commerce hearing highlights Patients First Act, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Join AMA for a panel discussion on how primary care physicians and ob-gyns can approach sexual health conversations with patients. Learn more and register.
In this AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar, discover how healthcare organizations are transforming revenue cycle management for value-based care.
The Specialty and Service Society (SSS) is the largest caucus in the AMA House of Delegates.
Details provided on the application process and deadlines for physicians, residents and medical students interested in joining AMA council and committees.
The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
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 the agenda, documents and more for the 2026 WPS lnterim Meeting on Nov. 6 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida.
One of the unique benefits of membership in the AMA Resident and Fellow Section (RFS) is the chance to participate in the policymaking process.
Recommendations from the RVS Update Committee’s (RUC’s) Relativity Assessment Workgroup and CMS for new and revised CPT codes.
As part of the latest cohort of the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship, these doctors will work on projects aimed at ensuring optimal health for all.
Get the latest on what's being done to prevent type 2 diabetes. With prediabetes on the rise, the need for knowledge on Type 2 diabetes grows. Stay up to date with all the news on type 2 diabetes prevention at the AMA.
About 86 million Americans have prediabetes and don’t know it. Physicians can use three simple steps to help patients in your practice. Encourage patients to eat healthy and increase physical activity.
Physicians are the key to addressing prediabetes in patients. AMA has launched a campaign to help physicians prevent diabetes by following the model of screen, test and act today. Help reduce rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
The AMA, ADA and the CDC have partnered with the Ad Council to launch the first national public service advertising campaign targeting adults with prediabetes.
The AMA is disappointed by the final recommendations released today from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on diabetes screening.
A study reveals that roughly one-half of the U.S. adult population has either diabetes or prediabetes, the precursor of type 2 diabetes. The study also highlights an upward trend in the prevalence of diabetes. Here’s a breakdown of what the numbers look like.
A new study found that patients who have the precursor to type 2 diabetes are more likely to play an active role in preventing the onset of the disease if they are aware of their risk status, highlighting the importance of physician engagement on this issue.
The Community Preventive Services Task Force released its clinical guidelines to prevent type 2 diabetes. They found that combined diet and physical activity promotion programs are among the best ways to help people with prediabetes reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
People with prediabetes who participate in the National Diabetes Prevention Program lost weight and spent less on health care over three years versus those who did not participate in such a program.
A study found investigated whether the physical and social environments of patients’ communities were associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. They looked at whether neighborhood resources to support greater physical activity and healthy diets are associated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes.
