Innovative Medicare program set to expire at year’s end, but the evidence backs extending it to help patients recover in the comfort of home.
Also known as peripheral vascular disease, this condition causes leg pain, cramping and numbness. Charles Leithead, MD, of Ochsner Health shares more.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how one physician leader's work is reducing in-basket burden.
Understand the evolving field of health systems science and acquire the necessary tools and skills to successfully share this approach with medical students.
The goal of the Reimagining Residency grant program is to transform residency training to best address the workplace needs of our current and future health care system.
Virginia Skiba, MD, of Henry Ford Health, started her career in neurology but switched to sleep medicine after about a decade. Find out why.
M4s can gain insight on life in a physician residency program by asking current residents about scheduling, culture, work-life balance and more.
To perform at your best on the night shift, resident physicians should follow the evidence on what works. One tip: Drink your java at the right time.
Resident physicians must quickly absorb huge knowledge chunks—and care for patients. You won’t know it all, so here’s how to move forward.
Learn about the current state of competition in health insurance markets across the U.S. and review in-depth analysis on market concentration.
Discover the AMA's position on health insurance mergers and why the AMA believes fewer insurance carriers undermine physician practices and harm patient care.
ChangeMedEd® is a national conference that brings together leaders and innovators to accelerate change in medical education across the continuum. Learn more.
Build a framework for the implementation of AI in practice during this seven-month shared learning collaborative launching April 2025.
Download PDFs of the proceedings from the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Find the agenda PDF, documents and more for the 2024 APS Interim Meeting on Nov. 8 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida.
Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2024 WPS Interim Meeting on Nov. 8 at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Find a calendar listing the upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
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Tests like the MCAT are major milestones on your path toward a medical career. The AMA is your source for guidance on passing these crucial tests.
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 17-year-old female patient is brought to the ED with lower abdominal tenderness. Determine the next step in management.
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 22-year-old is brought to the ED after a violent outburst, which his father reports as uncharacteristic. What is the cause?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. What is the diagnosis of a patient with history of myocardial infarction and hypertension who is producing paraphasic speech?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The 57-year-old patient had a previous myocardial infarction and a three-vessel bypass. What is the next step in management?
How much should medical students study? What’s on the test? Experts offer insight on the best ways to get ready for the Step 2 exam.
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 37-year-old has palpitations and increased sweating after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. What is the appropriate next step?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. A 10-year-old patient appears comatose and is profusely diaphoretic. Can you determine the appropriate next step?
Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. What will most likely decrease the need for endotracheal intubation and decrease mortality in this 72-year-old patient?
These tips can help medical students excel as they hit the home stretch in studying for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
