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.
Technology will play a vital role in the future of health care. Learn more about how technology will affect patients and physicians at the AMA.
The In Full Health initiative aims to use health IT innovation as a tool to advance equity. Its five principles describe how this will be done.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, Aaron Martin shares his experience launching digital platforms that help manage patient care.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, Brian Clay, MD, shares his experience with clinical informatics including interoperability, open notes for patients, data literacy and more.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, Shuhan He, MD, talks about his research and focus on the use of data to help patients take interest in their own health.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, chief science and digital officer at the Duke Clinical Research Institute Eric Perakslis, PhD, tackles issues on health data privacy.
In this episode of Making the Rounds, A.J. Holmgren, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of medicine at UC San Francisco, discusses EHR quality measurement, quality of care and patient outcomes.
Learn with the AMA how the pandemic has given rise to a new understanding of how health IT can further medical research and patient care.
AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with James Madara, MD, the AMA’s CEO about the future of medicine in 2022.
Health information technology tools can close information gaps among patients, doctors, payers and pharmacies.