Delivering Care
- 1. Delivering Care
  2. Coronavirus
  3. AMA Guides®
  4. Health Equity
  5. Public Health
  6. Physician-Patient Relationship
  7. Overdose Epidemic
  8. Hypertension
  9. Diabetes
  10. Population Care
  11. Precision Medicine
  12. Ethics
  What else must be done to end the drug-overdose epidemic
  
  Overdose deaths have plateaued, but multiple policy barriers are holding back further progress. Lawmakers should follow the evidence on what works to save lives.
  
  Mpox is a public health threat and the U.S. should be prepared
  
  There’s a need for ongoing surveillance, preparedness and resources to confront this disease that disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ patients.
Practice Management
- 1. Practice Management
  2. AMA STEPS Forward®
  3. AMA Store
  4. Practice Transformation
  5. CPT®
  6. Prior Authorization
  7. Reducing Administrative Burden
  8. Scope of Practice
  9. Sustainability
  10. Physician Health
  11. Claims Processing
  12. Private Practices
  13. Payment & Delivery Models
  14. Medicare & Medicaid
  15. Digital
  16. HIPAA
  17. Career Development
  Congress fails to stop 2.83% Medicare payment cut for 2025
  
  Another year, another cut to the Medicare payments needed to keep physicians and their practices going. Congress must turn toward long-term reform.
  
  Joy in Medicine™: What recognition means
  
  Learn more about what it means to be recognized by the AMA through the Joy in Medicine™ program.
Education
- Residency program requirements for international medical graduates
  
  Learn how international medical graduates can enter a U.S. residency program, and the special requirements international medical graduates should consider.
  
  Is a 50-year career enough to show the value of an IMG physician?
  
  When IMG Dr. Arnold Menezes moved the U.S., he had difficulty finding a residency program to take him. Now he’s a legend in pediatric neurosurgery.
Medical Students
- Physician residency interviews—a program director's do's and don'ts
  
  From deftly tackling case-based questions to showing humility and professionalism, these tips can help applicants stand out on interview day.
  
  Why medical students should join the street-medicine movement
  
  Henry Ford Health helps medical students bring their passion for health care to the streets of Detroit, gaining leadership experience in the process.
Medical Residents
- What I wish I knew in residency about becoming chief resident
  
  Going for a chief resident spot requires taking a fresh look at yourself and your program. AMA member Victoria Gordon, DO, advises what to focus on.
  
  Relocation bonus after residency: What to expect, what to ask for
  
  Relocation compensation in your first physician job after residency training is almost a given. Learn what’s usually covered and watch out for these wrinkles.
Health Care Advocacy
- 1. Health Care Advocacy
  2. Advocating for Public Health
  3. Access to Care
  4. Administrative Burdens
  5. Payment Reform
  6. Advocacy Update
  7. Federal Advocacy
  8. State Advocacy
  9. Judicial Advocacy
  Dec. 20, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on scope of practice advocacy
  
  Another big year for scope of practice advocacy and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
  
  Dec. 20, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update
  
  Congress at an impasse and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
Member Benefits
- 1. Member Benefits
  2. Personal Member Benefits & Discounts
  3. Practice Benefits & Discounts
  4. Member Eligibility & Dues
  5. Events
  6. CME Opportunities
  ChangeMedEd® 2025
  
  ChangeMedEd® is a national conference that brings together leaders and innovators to accelerate change in medical education across the continuum. Learn more.
  
  Learning Collaborative: Augmented Intelligence (AI) Governance
  
  Build a framework for the implementation of AI in practice during this seven-month shared learning collaborative launching April 2025.
Organization
Board of Trustees
House of Delegates
- 1. House of Delegates
  2. HOD Organization
  3. AMA Policies
  4. Annual Meeting
  5. Interim Meeting
  6. AMA Elections
  HOD election rules
  
  Find out about the election bylaws and policies for being elected to the AMA House of Delegates.
  
  Future meetings of the AMA House of Delegates
  
  Review the dates for future Annual and Interim Meetings of the AMA House of Delegates and AMA policy on meeting locations.
Councils
- GME: Council on Medical Education reports & issue briefs
  
  Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
  
  General medical education: Council on Medical Education reports & issue briefs
  
  Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Member Groups (Sections)
- 1. Member Groups (Sections)
  2. Section Meetings
  3. Academic Physicians
  4. LGBTQ+ Section
  5. Integrated Physician Practices
  6. International Medical Graduates
  7. Medical Students
  8. Minority Affairs
  9. Organized Medical Staff
  10. Private Practice Physicians
  11. Residents & Fellows
  12. Senior Physicians
  13. Women Physicians
  14. Young Physicians
  MSS Members and News Highlights
  
  Find highlights about MSS activities and how its members advocate for students in education and the medical profession.
  
  MSS Members and News Highlights-December 2024
  
  Awards presented at 2024 Interim, the 2025 Physicians of the Future Summit is announced, standing committee spotlight on CAIA, and advocacy updates.
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  Find a calendar listing the upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
  
  Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 16, 2024
  
  In the news: FDA recall on popular antidepressant, American adults living with chronic pain, fifth pig organ transplant in the U.S. and more.
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Closed topic BOT 10 - AMA Efforts on Medicare Payment Reform By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	1	By Bruce Scott Posted: 10/4/2024
Closed topic BOT 12 - Eliminating Eligibility Criteria for Sperm Donors Based on Sexual Orientation By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	1	By Jesse Ehrenfeld Posted: 10/5/2024
Closed topic BOT 17 - Environmental Sustainability of AMA National Meetings By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	1	By SRINIVAS MUKKAMALA Posted: 10/4/2024
Closed topic BOT 19 - Update on Climate Change and Health AMA Activities By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	1	By Jesse Ehrenfeld Posted: 10/5/2024
Closed topic BOT 20 - 2024 AMA Advocacy Efforts By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	1	By Bruce Scott Posted: 10/4/2024
Closed topic BOT 21 - Task Force to Preserve the Patient-Physician Relationship When Evidence-Based, Appropriate Care is Banned or Restricted By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	1	By SRINIVAS MUKKAMALA Posted: 10/4/2024
Closed topic CEJA Opinion 01 - Research Handling of De-Identified Patient Data By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	0
Closed topic CEJA Opinion 02 - Amendment to E-2.1.1, “Informed Consent” By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2024	0
Closed topic CEJA Opinion 03 - Amendment to E-3.1.1, “Privacy in Health Care” By HOD Office Posted: 9/20/2024	0
Closed topic CEJA Opinion 04 - Amendment to E-3.2.4 “Access to Medical Records by Data Collection Companies” By HOD Office Posted: 9/20/2024	0
Closed topic CEJA Opinion 05 - Amendment to E-3.3.2, “Confidentiality and Electronic Medical Records” By HOD Office Posted: 9/20/2024	0
Closed topic CEJA Opinion 06 - Physicians’ Use of Social Media for Product Promotion and Compensation By HOD Office Posted: 9/20/2024	0
Closed topic CEJA Opinion 07 - Short-Term Global Health Clinical Encounters By HOD Office Posted: 9/20/2024	0
Closed topic Speakers Report 02 - Recommendations for Policy Reconciliation By HOD Office Posted: 9/30/2024	1	By Lisa Egbert Posted: 10/6/2024

What else must be done to end the drug-overdose epidemic

Mpox is a public health threat and the U.S. should be prepared

Congress fails to stop 2.83% Medicare payment cut for 2025

Joy in Medicine™: What recognition means

Residency program requirements for international medical graduates

Is a 50-year career enough to show the value of an IMG physician?

Physician residency interviews—a program director's do's and don'ts

Why medical students should join the street-medicine movement

What I wish I knew in residency about becoming chief resident

Relocation bonus after residency: What to expect, what to ask for

Dec. 20, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on scope of practice advocacy

Dec. 20, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

ChangeMedEd® 2025

Learning Collaborative: Augmented Intelligence (AI) Governance

HOD election rules

Future meetings of the AMA House of Delegates

GME: Council on Medical Education reports & issue briefs

General medical education: Council on Medical Education reports & issue briefs

MSS Members and News Highlights

MSS Members and News Highlights-December 2024

CPT® Editorial Panel Meeting Process Calendar

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 16, 2024

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