Vaccines save millions of lives each year. Two infectious diseases physicians discuss the key role they should play for the loved ones in your family.
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.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
In this episode of Moving Medicine, learn about the potential benefits and challenges of a new outcome-aligned payment model called LEAD, and what it means for physicians and patients.
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.
For osteopathic medical students, the COMLEX exam series is a must. But what about USMLE? Survey details residency program directors’ views.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the Medical Student Section (MSS) Governing Council and how to apply.
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.
Collaborating and networking to advocate for patients and the medical profession.
AMA to MedPAC: Physician pay should be linked to inflation and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
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 out about the endorsement and nomination criteria for candidates for the YPS Governing Council .
The Medical Student Section (MSS) provides policy making resources for its members, including guidance on how to submit resolutions.
In the news: U.S. measles elimination status at risk, CDC adopts major shift in hepatitis B vaccine policy, DTaP vaccination rates fall across U.S. and more.
Learn about some of the innovative leaders honored for their work to move medicine forward during a time of challenges and promise in health care.
The AMA has a storied history of advocating for the health of veterans who have served. Learn more about the AMA's efforts with veteran health care issues.
AMA commends Congress and the president for extending the Veterans Choice Program so that veterans continue to have access to care through local community providers.
The AMA is pleased that the rule continues to recognize the need for collaboration among physicians and nurse anesthetists to ensure patient safety.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doesn’t cover IVF even though war injuries can cause infertility. The AMA says that should change.
AMA adopted new policies to ensure that veterans have access to a broad range of infertility benefits, including in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Changes underway at the VA could make it an appealing place for physicians to work and contribute to the agency’s rebuilding. David Shulkin, MD, undersecretary of health at the VA, addressed the 2016 Annual Meeting of the AMA.
The AMA is disappointed by the VA's proposal to allow advanced practice nurses within the VA to practice independently of a physician's clinical oversight.
More than a year after news first surfaced that veterans weren’t getting timely access to care within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, it’s clear that more needs to be done to meet these patients’ needs.
About 1 million veterans are eligible for the Veterans Choice Program, intended to decrease wait times for medical care. Physicians can help make sure they get the care they need when they need it by enrolling in the program—learn how.
Policy adopted this week at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting is aimed at increasing access to care for the nation’s veterans. New policies to improve veteran’s health care cover include advocating for the VA to pay private physicians Medicare rates and hire additional physicians.
