Find resources on optimizing the patient portal and saving time in your practice.
The AMA is committed to supporting efforts to reduce and prevent the rising rates of maternal mortality. Download the PDF with an overview of AMA recommendations to improve outcomes.
Too many physicians either do not take enough time off or are busy working on the EHR during vacation. The AMA outlines how to protect time off.
With another physician pay cut lurking, letter urges lawmakers to adopt physician-backed reforms, many already before Congress. Here’s what must change.
A textbook published by the AMA lays out how to create a coaching program for graduate learners, as well as how to make it work long term.
Take a look at the crucial role of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in our nation's health care landscape and how the AMA is working to support IMGs.
Having a mental map of the steps and documentation required to apply to residencies will help ensure a successful journey.
MSOP Outreach Leaders: Find all of the information you need for the year, including the leader guide PDF, event resources, templates and more.
Considering a job in an unfamiliar geographic area is tricky. A physician recruiter has tips for figuring out if it’s right for you and your family.
Not knowing the time requirements of a job can undermine your ability to provide quality care and lead to burnout. A recruiter outlines what to ask.
Budget neutrality reform bill introduced in Senate and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
New CMS guidance adds flexibility to ACO REACH Model reporting requirements and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Health care experts share actionable strategies for recognizing and addressing behavioral health needs.
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
The Specialty and Service Society (SSS) is the largest caucus in the AMA House of Delegates.
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.
Download PDFs of reports from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Annual and Interim Meetings.
Find highlights about MSS activities and how its members advocate for students in education and the medical profession.
The Women Physicians Section (WPS) honors physicians who have offered their time, wisdom and support to advance women with careers in medicine.
Learn about the different career paths at the AMA from current employees.
The Center for Health Equity (CHE) has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) to create and launch the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship.
Health care equity refers to providing equal access to care for all Americans. Find out how the AMA is advocating for health care equity.
A public health researcher who found ways to measure racism says it helps account for persistent black-white gaps in life expectancy and care access.
Health care inequities and deaths and injuries involving firearms best understood amid social climate, argues a leading public health physician.
Race is a demographic factor that may influence a patient’s health, but understanding how race influences health is evolving. One medical school is helping future physicians think about race in the exam room.
How do socioeconomic and environmental factors play a role in health inequity? One physician looked at cause of death, age, race, ethnicity and where a person lived to reveal patterns of death in a community over time.
The poorest men in the U.S. at age 40 have a life expectancy similar to men in Pakistan and Sudan. The richest Americans continue to add years to their lives. A study examines how income correlates with longevity—and how that’s changing.
The Clinton Global Initiative hosted its 5th annual Health Matters Activation Summit. A town hall on, “Addressing health disparities through technology and innovation,” was moderated by former President Bill Clinton.
Dr. Mary Bassett describes her experience learning to speak out against public health disparities. It’s imperative physician’s raise their voice for changes in the political and economic organization of our world.
Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will open its own medical school that will educate physicians to meet 21st-century demands of diverse consumers and communities.
The Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released the 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an analysis of the state of African American health in the U.S. It offers a blueprint for reversing health disparities in communities of color.
