Membership brings great benefits

AMA membership offers unique access to savings and resources tailored to enrich the personal and professional lives of physicians, residents and medical students.

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12 Min Read

The reinvention of research with editor-in-chief of JAMA® and JAMA Network™, Part I

In the first part of a two-part episode of Moving Medicine, learn about how medical journals and research are evolving.

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Publications & Newsletters
Moving Medicine Podcast
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6 Min Read

Why physician private practice should be on your radar

Private practice doesn’t mean going it alone. Resources are available to help you take charge and deliver excellent care in the way that fits you.

Private Practices
AMA Update for Jan. 27, 2025: Burnout gender gap: Burnout in men vs. women and how to reduce physician burnout
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9 Min Read

Burnout gender gap: Burnout in men vs. women and how to reduce physician burnout

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about addressing physician burnout and the burnout gender gap.

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Physician Health
AMA Update
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9 Min Read

Burnout gender gap: Burnout in men vs. women and how to reduce physician burnout [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about addressing physician burnout and the burnout gender gap.

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Physician Health
AMA Update Podcast
Ronald L. Schwartz, MD
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8 Min Read

“Robust pipeline” of new tests, treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

Pay attention to symptoms, diagnose early, Ronald L. Schwartz, MD, of Hattiesburg Clinic Memory Center, urges physicians about Alzheimer’s disease.

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Chronic Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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5 Min Read

Ambient scribes and AI feel like magic in health care

Brian Hoberman, MD, of The Permanente Medical Group, leverages augmented intelligence (AI) to improve patient care and reduce physician burdens.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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10 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about the contagious norovirus

Often wrongly called the “stomach flu,” norovirus sickens tens of millions of Americans annually. Two physicians explain how to prevent and treat it.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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4 Min Read

8 great books hand-picked by doctors for your reading list

AMA members outline some of their favorite nonfiction reads related to health care—books that are eye-opening, provocative and moving.

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Med School Life
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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6 Min Read

With Medicare cut after cut, even big medical groups at risk

From Washington to Florida, ob-gyn and physician executive health care leader Nariman Heshmati, MD, sees the financial strains to stay in the black. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians