Stay informed with the latest updates on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1), or bird flu.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the dengue fever outbreak.
Find information about CPT Category I Immunization Codes.
Exclusive AMA data shows reprieve after record high in COVID-19 emergency. Smart health systems are working with the AMA to boost well-being.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Understand the evolving field of health systems science and acquire the necessary tools and skills to successfully share this approach with medical students.
Despite the challenges of life in the ICU, AMA member L. Wesley Aldred, MD, enjoys guiding patients and their families through severe illness.
Former AMA Medical Student Section Chair Karen Dionesotes, MD, MPH, says that leadership experience offered powerful lessons for her clinical career.
As you enter the final year of residency or fellowship, a health care recruiter outlines what to expect with your next big task: finding work.
AMA survey data shows residents spend more time on clerical tasks than on direct patient care. How can programs offer solutions to the situation?
MedPAC wants physician pay increased to ensure patient access to care and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
New exception for filing No Surprises Act claim due to Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
The poster session and networking reception will take place during the 2024 Interim Meeting. Learn more.
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Download and review the PDF list of pending reports from the Board and the councils, and submit comments and feedback.
Download the PDF to read the rules and regulations that guide the AMA to uphold its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
Find highlights about MSS activities and how its members advocate for students in education and the medical profession.
The LGBTQ+ Section addresses issues of interest to LGBTQ+ physicians, patients and straight allies.
Learn about the different career paths at the AMA from current employees.
In the news: Cyberattacks cost $11M, U.S. sees increased dengue fever risk, multivitamins don’t improve life expectancy, prescribing for OUD falls short and more.
Gun violence is a public health issue that calls for physician leadership. Browse our latest coverage including firearm safety, gun violence prevention, and more.
Track the big issues that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their meeting Nov. 8–13 in National Harbor, Maryland.
EHR quality metrics, federal background checks for firearms and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.
AMA member Megan Ranney, MD, is an emergency physician and researcher who is focusing on the intersection between digital health and violence prevention.
The AMA’s new policy calls for physician training on suicide risk assessment, prevention and lethal means safety counseling.
The AMA House of Delegates weighs in on gun violence, health care AI, the cost of health insurance, barriers to opioid-use disorder treatment, and more.
Delegates back gun-violence restraining orders, tougher background checks and better data collection, among other actions.
The AMA passed resolutions that bolster its policy on gun violence prevention, from banning bump stocks to opposing concealed carry reciprocity legislation.
AMA President David O. Barbe, M.D., issued an urgent call to action for physician leadership to reduce gun violence.
With persistence, innovation and dedication, physicians are reshaping medicine. That leadership is needed more than ever, says David O. Barbe, MD, MHA.
