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.
Facing a growing aging population and ongoing physician shortage, the rural health system is partnering with universities to recruit and retain doctors.
AMA survey shows physicians’ use of AI is taking off, but doctors see need for more oversight and better workflow integration.
End-of-life care can be complicated for patients and physicians. Learn how the AMA can help your residents meet this challenge head-on.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
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 AMA supports the release of Medicare claims data, while pushing for greater transparency and accuracy in Medicare payment data overall. Stay on top of all the recent developments related to Medicare payment data.
With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) release of Medicare Part D prescription drug data, your patients may have questions about your Rx practices.
The AMA is committed to transparency and supports the release of data that can help improve quality of care.
The AMA is committed to transparency and the availability of reliable information for patients to make informed decisions about their medical care.
A number of regulatory, public health and practice issues took center stage for the medical profession this year. See the 10 topics that made some of the biggest waves among the physician community in 2014—and learn how they played out.
It’s been about a month since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its raw physician Medicare claims data, drawing a great deal of attention from the press and leaving physicians to provide context about the data to patients.
As reporting about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent release of physician Medicare claims data continues to cycle through the media, a new resource page from the AMA offers the essential information you need to know about the data release.
The public is getting its first glimpse of physicians’ Medicare claims data following a widely publicized data release Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Physicians’ Medicare claims data—including billed charges and total payments—was released Wednesday to the public by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It’s already generating considerable attention.
In advance of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) public release of physician Medicare data—which could happen as soon as Wednesday—the AMA is working to prevent misinterpretation of what could be confusing billing and payment information for reporters and patients.