You might be making one of the most common sunscreen mistakes without even realizing it. Dermatologist Micah Brown, MD, shares the most common sunscreen errors.
Does red light therapy really work for wrinkles, hair growth and to boost skin health? The latest "Health vs. Hype" episode explores the facts.
Find out why transitional jobs are common in medicine, and how sometimes a physician’s career grows best through change.
Applying for recognition from the AMA Joy in Medicine Program can help health systems assess their physician well-being work, align leaders and build momentum for what comes next.
Listening to program coordinators, UNC created a professional development initiative to boost confidence, improve performance and support retention.
In support of our work to catalyze innovation in medical education, the AMA's efforts and focus have entered an important new phase. Learn more.
Download a PDF of the MSOP Program Guide—as an Outreach Leader, the AMA provides all marketing materials, training, resources and event funding you need.
Learn more with the AMA about the missteps that could prevent you from landing an interview at your dream residency program.
When you’re choosing your first post-training physician job, your satisfaction may be driven by your family’s happiness almost as much as your own.
AMA member Nariman Heshmati, MD, says interviewing can make it clear which job is the right one—if you know what you want and how to ask for it.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the healthcare environment in July 2026.
New AMA initiative launched to improve electronic prior authorization, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Access key resources and PDFs related to the AMA's self-paced Business of Medicine course.
Join KeyBank for an informative webinar on the essentials of borrowing for higher education.
Download and review the PDF list of pending reports from the Board and the councils, and submit comments and feedback.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
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.
Download PDFs of reports organized by year for the Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
The Integrated Physician Practice Section offers a number of opportunities to get involved, network and enhance your leadership skills.
Learn how the Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS) advocates and shapes AMA policies that support physicians in integrated practices.
Learn about the AMA's awards and scholarships for physicians, medical students and residents and download the application PDF.
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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.
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.
The AMA with the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) called on Congress to ensure continued access to care for seniors and military families.
After asking for physicians’ help to enhance care for veterans last November, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released information for physicians interested in delivering care through the Veterans Choice Program. Learn how you can provide care for veterans.
Here are the top stories from the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas. See full coverage of the meeting at AMA Wire®. They covered Ebols, MOC, expanded access to Medicare and caring for veterans.
As a physician and having served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for more than two decades, I believe Veterans’ Day is one of the most important days of the year—perhaps even more than usual this year. In August, Congress adopted a veterans’ health care reform law, which the AMA helped shape.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to right wrongs, reframe perceptions and enhance care for veterans—and it needs the help of physicians, VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald told the AMA House of Delegates at the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting.
Following recent adoption of the veterans’ health care reform law, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reaching out to physicians in private practice to make sure veterans have access to timely medical care.
The bipartisan framework agreed upon last week passed the U.S. House of Representatives Monday in a vote of 420-5, paving the way for veterans to seek medical care outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system if they aren’t receiving timely treatment.
Physicians are stepping into action in response to the access-to-care crisis for the nation’s veterans, offering their services until the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system can provide health care in a timely fashion.
