In epidemics, physicians must balance their ethical obligation to patients with their responsibility for public health. The AMA Code of Medical Ethics provides guidance.
Heart disease is America’s biggest killer, and it's making a deadly comeback. Here's how you can talk to your patients about preventing heart disease.
Venture capital and private equity firms are increasingly investing in physician practices. Find out more from the AMA about how to evaluate such offers.
Ochsner Health System's first chief wellness officer, Nigel Girgrah, MD, focuses on the source of stressors to give time back to his colleagues.
The health care system is changing fast, and future physicians need to understand their role and ethical obligations in helping ensure patients’ health and well-being is maximized, while the costs are minimized, in an environment that provides a patient-centered experience.
With eight new modules coming to the AMA GME Competency Program, the educational offerings for medical residents are now more comprehensive than ever before.
A poster presentation is a great way to share the results of your research at a medical conference. Find out how to create an eye-catching poster with the AMA.
If you plan to follow a path directly from undergrad to medical school with no time in between, planning is key. Here's what you need to do, starting junior year.
See how U.S. Supreme Court justices looked to AMA policy and research to change its views toward alcoholism and other alcohol-related matters.
The U.S. Supreme Court has looked to the AMA for a medical definition and the AMA Litigation Center has filed amicus briefs supporting patients’ rights.
The AMA offers membership to international medical school graduates (IMGs) who are currently ECFMG-certified and are waiting to match into a U.S. residency program (GME position).
Headspace is the meditation and mindfulness app helping health care professionals live happier and healthier.
The HOD speakers welcome comments for reports under development for the upcoming 2019 Interim Meeting and the 2020 Annual Meeting.
Access the information submitted for consideration at the AMA House of Delegates Interim Meeting.
See how the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) studies long-term strategic issues related to AMA’s vision, goals and priorities.
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.
Some of the current projects of the CLRPD include:
International Medical Graduates Section members can also be members of an International Medical Graduates Section Committee.
There are nearly 90,000 female members of the AMA, working to increase the number of women physicians in leadership positions.
AMA member Michael C. Lubrano, MD, was “hooked” on medicine after volunteering in the outpatient chemotherapy infusion unit at his local hospital.
Health insurance should cost less and work better for those who already have it, and should be much easier to obtain for those who don’t.
Young Physicians
Review highlights from the Young Physicians Section (YPS) 2019 Annual Meeting.
Annual Meeting
Register, make travel arrangements and reserve child care for the Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Find the agenda, documents, meeting app and additional resources for the 2019 YPS Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Influence policy, attend educational programs and network. Member Groups (Sections) meetings are June 6-8, with the HOD business meeting held June 8-12.
View the highlights of the meeting in National Harbor, Maryland.
The Young Physicians Section sent three resolutions to the AMA House of Delegates, including one on “Parity in Reproductive Health Insurance Coverage for Same-Sex Couples."
This year’s AMA Young Physicians Section Annual Meeting adopted one resolution that was considered at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting. The assembly also held elections for the AMA-YPS Governing Council.
At the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting, young physicians from across the country discussed priority issues and worked diligently to help shape AMA policy during the 2015 AMA Young Physicians Section Interim Assembly meeting.
The AMA Young Physicians Section (YPS) adopted one resolution at their annual meeting. The resolution “Transgenerational Effects of Environmental Toxins on Reproductive Health” requests the National Institutes of Health conduct a study on this important issue. This resolution will be submitted at a future AMA House of Delegates meeting.
Young physicians from across the country discussed priority issues and worked on shaping AMA policy during this year’s AMA Young Physicians Section (YPS) meeting in conjunction with the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas.
