The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about typhus and the latest on the measles outbreak.
Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about review of patients' test results.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about changes to the CPT® Assistant Online and Clinical Examples in Radiology online subscriptions.
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.
Take the time to regather and consider the steps you need to make sure your time post-Match is productive.
Shadowing one pediatrician is the best way to learn about life in the specialty. Exploring these insights from three of them is the next best thing.
Relocating for residency can be costly. Is a loan to help cover the expenses associated with moving for GME worth it? Learn more with the AMA.
For physicians preparing to move from residency training to practice, getting an early start on the credentialing process can pay major dividends.
Stable federal investment is needed to keep medical innovations coming. The federal government should seek a more sustainable, transparent option.
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.
Find travel, hotel, child care, and inauguration details for the 2025 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates taking place June 6-11 in Chicago.
Find information on the organizations that make up the Federation of Medicine—including state, county and national medical specialty societies.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
The Integrated Physician Practice Section offers a number of opportunities to get involved, network and enhance your leadership skills.
Find the agenda PDF, documents and more for the 2025 APS Annual Meeting on June 6 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
The Economic Impact Study, completed in conjunction with state medical societies, demonstrates how physicians contribute to the economic health of each state.
Understand the role the AMA/Specialty Society RUC plays in providing physicians a voice in shaping Medicare relative values.
The Academic Physicians Section (APS) community brings members together to shape medical education and the practice of medicine. Learn about the APS community with the latest updates from the AMA.
The AMA Section on Medical Schools (SMS) changed its name. Its new name, the Academic Physicians Section, reflects a refined focus to better meet the needs of today’s academic physicians, medical educators and faculty.
An interview with Cynda Ann Johnson, MD, Chair of the AMA Section on Medical Schools. Dr. Johnson discuses why she was motivated to pursue a leadership role.
This regular feature appeared in the September 2014 AMA MedEd Update, a monthly medical education newsletter. It profiles a leader in medical education and the AMA. This profile looks at Kenneth B. Simons, MD, Senior associate dean for graduate medical education and accreditation, Medical College of Wisconsin.
An estimated one-third of health care costs—about $750 billion—don’t actually improve health, according to the Institute of Medicine. Residents’ exams often ask them to choose the “one best test” for diagnosis to avoid health care waste, but what if the real-world choice is “all of the above”?
