The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about colon cancer in young adults and screening recommendations.
Find resources on the annual prescription renewal system.
Download the Overpayment Recovery Toolkit PDF as well as other resources and customizable sample letters in DOC format—to secure correct claims payment from health plans, navigate the overpayment recovery process and appeal incorrect payments.
Seamless patient handoffs are an essential part of providing safe patient care in residency. Learn more with the AMA.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Latest NRMP survey shows how program directors are really using signals sent by residency applicants. Learn how to build a smart signaling strategy.
Each month, the AMA Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) identifies one event to highlight as the Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month. Find out more.
From intern to senior resident, every step in GME brings new challenges. These tips can help you meet them like a seasoned professional.
Recruiting firm survey shows nearly 60% of final-year residents get over 100 job solicitations. Learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Download PDFs of issue briefs that summarize key health policy issues by providing concise and digestible content for both relevant stakeholders and those who may know little about the topic.
Collaborating and networking to advocate for patients and the medical profession.
This two-day boot camp, Sept. 17-18, 2025, will equip attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction.
ChangeMedEd® is a national conference that brings together leaders and innovators to accelerate change in medical education across the continuum. Learn more.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
The 2024 SSS Interim Meeting will be held Nov. 8-12, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
See how CSAPH works to represent the AMA’s core belief that scientific evidence is the basis for improving the quality of patient care.
AMA members age 65 and above are eligible to vote in the Senior Physicians Section (SPS) Governing Council election.
Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2025 WPS Annual Meeting on June 6 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Download resource PDFs to gain an understanding of the physician payment system used by Medicare and most other payers.
In the news: Resurgence of whooping cough in the U.S., link between sex hormones and brain health, endemic measles and more.
AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse is now a part of the larger AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force. Please visit the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force to learn more.
AMA supports Colorado physicians' efforts to increase access to comprehensive pain care and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
To end the drug overdose epidemic, experts say to take holistic view, focus on preventing overdoses in general and avoid fixating on a specific drug.
The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the nation's drug overdose epidemic and COVID-19.
The nation’s overdose epidemic is being increasingly fueled by illicitly manufactured fentanyl, psychostimulants, heroin, cocaine and drug combinations.
The new labeling can serve as a starting point for discussion between patients and physicians about risks and benefits associated with opioids.
AMA cites need to remove barriers to evidence-based care for patients with pain or a substance use disorder.
The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, yet the opioid epidemic continues to flare. The AMA details steps states should take, and calls on CDC to revise its opioid prescribing guideline.
In this Q&A, learn what AMA Immediate Past President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, sees in the year ahead for patients and physicians.
The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See the latest daily video update on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the opioid epidemic.
