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2025 HOD Annual Meeting of the HOD
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6 Min Read

The AMA is standing up for medical students. Here is how.

Delegates took steps to ease Step 1 stress and help unmatched medical school grads, and the AMA opposes harmful budget proposals on student loans. 

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Med Student Advocacy
The Road to Residency
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4 Min Read

Why ramp-up time is pivotal in first physician job onboarding

The transition to practice introduces physicians to a new learning curve. Find out what kind of ramp-up you should expect in your first job after residency training.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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6 Min Read

Time off is trending: As doctor vacations tick up, burnout drops

An exclusive AMA survey shows more doctors are using their vacation days, thanks to shifting attitudes and growing support from health systems.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD business session
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3 Min Read

The AMA steps up its efforts to fix prior authorization

The House of Delegates moves to rein in the broken prior authorization process that endangers patient care and frustrates physicians.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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7 Min Read

In burnout work, take care with physicians’ personal health data

As the leader in physician well-being, the AMA is cutting burdens and setting strong guardrails to protect doctors from retaliatory actions. 

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

The states are stepping up on health AI regulation

AMA survey shows physicians warming up to AI, but there’s still need to ensure such tools are developed and used responsibly and transparently.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

What’s wrong with Medicare physician payment?

From lack of inflation updates to broken budgeting rules, here are the basics on how patients’ access to physician care is being threatened.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

4 things to know before you start clinical rotations

Clerkship rotations are your chance to shine. Get tips on collaboration, situational awareness and how to make lasting, positive impressions.

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Succeed in Med School
Succeeding in Medical School
Bruce A. Scott, MD, at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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5 Min Read

AMA president: Doctors must turn discontent into decisive action

In a fiery address, outgoing AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, urged physicians to be unrelenting in their efforts to fix a broken U.S. health system. 

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians