Physicians often counsel older adults broadly on healthy lifestyle choices, but prescribing specific actions can make a bigger dent in chronic illness.
An early sign of Lyme disease is a bullseye-type rash. But symptoms can worsen if left untreated. Two infectious diseases physicians share more.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest scope of practice legislation.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Visit our online community or participate in medical education webinars.
Get answers to frequently asked questions about med school requirements, the application process, the MCAT and more.
Participating in research prior to medical school can strengthen your application and sharpen your critical thinking skills.
Physicians’ spending tends to creep upward after finishing residency or fellowship. Learn with the AMA about how to avert that pattern.
Medical staff bylaws can be make or break to a young physician’s hospital employment experience. Learn more with the AMA.
Physicians can get involved in advocacy efforts alongside the AMA. Learn more and get involved now.
New AMA survey indicates physicians still feeling adverse impact from Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
As an AMA member, get JAMA Network™, insurance, the opportunity to be a leader and advocate for the profession, and more.
Medical students who join the AMA enjoy exclusive member benefits and perks to help them personally and professionally on their road to residency. Find out more.
The May 10, 2024 Speakers' Update has information on the HOD Handbook by reference committee, the member forum opening, and the reference committee hearings schedule.
Read the House of Delegates (HOD) speakers' updates for the 2024 HOD Annual Meeting.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
In honor of Older Americans Month (May 1-31, 2024), the AMA celebrates senior physician members (ages 65 years and above).
Find highlights about WPS activities and how its members advocate for patients and women in the medical profession.
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp Sept. 23-24, 2024, is designed for clinical and operational change agents looking to eliminate unnecessary work and free up more time to focus on what matters most–patient care.
American Medical Association members lead the way in moving medicine and reforming health care. This series details how AMA members are leading in medical advocacy, medical education, patient care and practice innovation.
AMA member Jenny Boyer, MD, JD, PhD, began her health career as a clinical psychologist, but pursued medicine to better understand and treat medical and mental health conditions.
AMA member Arlene Phuong-Quynh Ho is pursuing medicine because of the empathy and passions shown by the palliative care physicians who cared for her grandmother.
Otolaryngologist and AMA member Shawn C. Jones, MD, has worked to limit the public health toll of tobacco and improve physician well-being.
AMA member and medical student Irraj Iftikhar hopes to make difficult days better for her patients, just as an emergency doctor did for her many years ago.
AMA member Katherine Gantz-Pannel, DO, is a powerful voice against stigma surrounding mental health, in her community and on social media.
AMA member Jordan Michael Lippincott grew up in a rural area and understands the challenges that are present when it comes to obtaining care.
AMA member L. Carlos Zapata, MD, witnessed his uncle wake up from a coma and saw the amazing work physicians did to save his life. Now he strives to do the same.
AMA member Andrew Louis DiMatteo was inspired to pursue a career in medicine by understanding the impact a great physician can have on patients’ lives.
AMA member Russell C. Libby, MD, finds that seeing children and their families thrive is the ultimate fulfillment and inspires in ways unique to the practice of medicine.