Many people with viral hepatitis may be unaware of it. That is why it is vital for patients to understand the ABCs of hepatitis. Two physicians share more.
Texas Children’s Pediatrics screens for food insecurity and uses closed-loop referrals to connect families with appropriate community resources.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
New data shows how nationwide doctor shortages play out for health care employers—and how hiring timelines vary by specialty.
AMA grants totaling $12 million over four years will spur innovative approaches to training from medical school through practice. Learn about the winners.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Take a break from the books and participate in the AMA student leadership Spring Race to Recruit! Learn more.
View and modify program director and contact person information, such as name and address, or post a vacant position on FREIDA.
Get up to speed with the latest data showing which specialties draw the most residents, the top 10 by share of U.S. MDs and more.
At Ochsner Health, Dr. Mizrahi found a professionally fulfilling role that matched his subspecialty interests and commitment to collaborative care.
Federal SAMHSA grants terminated, then quickly restored, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
AMA State Advocacy Summit inspires action for 2026 and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
Medical student members will learn insights into the algorithm behind the Rank Order List (ROL) and practical strategies for building it effectively.
In this Project Firstline webinar, join AMA and CDC for the latest information on preventing and responding to respiratory virus outbreaks in long-term care settings.
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.
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.
Find out about the Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Affairs.
Find leadership opportunities with the Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Affairs.
Find forms for base and modified forms of a compound, for single entity, modified salt form, revision to an adopted USAN, contact lens materials and biologics.
Read answers to common questions about USAN and the process of naming a drug.
Patient-centered care is the practice of assessing patient-centered care through the lens of care coordination and patient satisfaction. Here's how the AMA promotes patient-centered care.
In Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners v. Barlow, an appeals court upheld the ability of physicians to provide expert review and testimony in keeping with their full scope of practice and training.
As team-based models of delivering care become an increasingly common way to improve care coordination and efficiency, a new report offers guidance for the crucial elements physicians should consider when planning such a team.
A final rule revising Medicare’s conditions of participation for hospitals could impact physicians’ role in hospital governance and patient care activities. Under the latest final rule, published in May and scheduled to take effect July 11, a multi-hospital health system would be permitted to have a single, integrated medical staff.
New recommendations by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission seek to correct how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) attributes patients to physicians so most doctors will be able to participate in more than one accountable care organization if they so choose.
Moving health care toward greater integration soon will be crucial for improving costs, quality and access to care, Mayo Clinic Health System CEO Robert Nesse, MD, told physicians earlier this month during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
Physician innovators and leaders shared their real-world payment reform experiences during a Monday education session presented by members of the AMA Innovators Committee during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
Care quality, access and costs all have improved under a new approach to delivering care at the Scott and White health system in Texas, according to the chairman of the group’s board of directors, who spoke to physicians Friday at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
A new model of care delivery aimed at improving care for patients most at risk of being hospitalized is being assessed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation based on its costs and outcomes. Called the Comprehensive Care Physician model, this care delivery system is intended to give at-risk patients access to a physician who will care for them in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
A new idea being tested at the University of Chicago is targeting high-risk patients with comprehensive care physicians. Physicians are assigned patients identified as being at high risk for hospitalization and follow them through inpatient, outpatient and home care settings
