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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) causes your heart to beat faster than it should. Learn the signs and risk, how AFib is treated and when to talk to your physician.
Find out about changes to the codes for maternity care services, which includes separate codes for antepartum care, labor management, delivery and postpartum care.
Review the most frequently asked questions about how to prepare for the CPT® 2027 Maternity Care Services code changes.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
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.
AMA member Darren Gitelman, MD, says the lack of cures is a challenge, but being able to provide answers to difficult questions is a major reward.
Resident physicians at LSU School of Medicine want to use child patients’ creativity to establish a connection.
Before you sign that first physician contract, learn the six moves that can boost your compensation, lifestyle and career development.
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.
Find information on submitting resolutions and reports for the upcoming interim meeting to the AMA HOD Online Reference Committees.
Find information on the organizations that make up the Federation of Medicine—including state, county and national medical specialty societies.
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.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
The AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) Inspiration Award honors and acknowledges physicians who have offered their support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents and students.
AMA participates in health care conferences and events held throughout the U.S.A. as well as internationally.
The AMA Center for Optimal Health Outcomes has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) to create and launch the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship.
UME and GME coaching can be beneficial for medical students, medical residents, and doctors in training. Learn more about coaching in medical school education with the latest info from the AMA.
Academic coaching is being used more often in medical school. How is it best used in GME? Resident physicians with firsthand experience weigh in.
Coaches aren’t mentors. They also aren’t advisers or counselors. Their contributions are lifelong and focused on building competencies.
Find out how to open doors as an academic coach with medical students, residents and fellows who come from all walks of life to serve patients.
Ever more schools and residency programs are adopting academic coaching. New tools from the AMA help ensure that coaching is done right.
Learn with the AMA how pairing graduating students with coaches from residency faculty can smooth the transition and produce better, happier doctors.
An independent voice could be what you need to form strong new professional ties as a medical student or resident physician. Learn more with the AMA.
Medical students and physicians must continually consolidate knowledge and master new skills. It’s a daunting task, but you don’t have to do it alone.
Being unable to “get to it all” is a universal experience in medical school. Coaches—who are distinct from mentors—can help.
Academic coaching requires assertiveness but also restraint. Learn how to guide medical student and resident coachees to self-discovery.
