2023 National Advocacy Conference
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Amid political divisions, physicians unify to protect patients

Doctors gather in the nation’s capital to press for fixes to Medicare payment, prior authorization and other priorities. Learn more with the AMA.

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Federal Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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9 MIN READ

Medical students: Get involved in advocacy and help shape the future of medicine with Kylee Borger

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how to get involved in advocacy as a medical student.

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Medical Students
AMA Update
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9 MIN READ

Medical students: Get involved in advocacy and help shape the future of medicine with Kylee Borger [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how to get involved in advocacy as a medical student.

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Medical Students
AMA Update Podcast
Diverse group of people
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4 MIN READ

Give resident physicians the know-how to advance health equity

Just as residents absorb medical terminology, so too should they learn to name the systems that create health inequities. Find out how with the AMA.

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Improve GME
Thriving in Residency
Patient in a hospital bed
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4 MIN READ

Account for all facets of GME value when considering funding

Learn about the tremendous value resident physicians bring to the U.S. health system. It’s time to boost funding.

GME Funding
Bruce Scott, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, HOD speakers at 2022 Interim
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10 MIN READ

ICYMI: 10 stories to read from the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting

The AMA House of Delegates leads the charge to protect reproductive health care, stop climate change, end the overdose epidemic, and prevent gun violence.

Interim Meeting
Delegate speaking at podium during 2022 Interim Meeting
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5 MIN READ

AMA holds fast to principle: Reproductive care is health care

In the chaos after Dobbs ruling, delegates move to protect patients and doctors from government interference and expand access to abortion care.

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Delegate speaking at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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4 MIN READ

Address private equity’s growing impact on residency training

The 2019 Hahnemann closure served as an early warning. AMA adopts policy to rein in private equity’s role in graduate medical education.

GME Funding
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AMA adopts policy protecting students from private equity impact in schools

The AMA adopted policy during the Interim Meeting of its House of Delegates aimed at providing protections for residents who train at these teaching hospitals.

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