AMA member William Weber, MD, MPH, is working to improve care and access for all patients—including those who are incarcerated.
Social media rock star and AMA member Joel Bervell, MD, hopes the streaming show, “The Doctor is In,” will inspires kids to consider medicine as a career.
The AMA is focused on removing administrative burdens, providing real-world solutions and helping physicians rediscover the joy in health care.
Research shows that large-scale change is needed to address the ongoing physician burnout crisis. Learn more about the AMA's efforts.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
End-of-life care can be complicated for patients and physicians. Learn how the AMA can help your residents meet this challenge head-on.
Take the time to regather and consider the steps you need to make sure your time post-Match is productive.
Make your move for GME seamless with tips on finding a place, budgeting and logistics from a resident physician who’s been through the process.
Obtaining a medical license and earning board certification are key achievements for young physicians. What do those processes entail?
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.
AMA advocacy results in more flexibility for physicians to avoid MIPS penalties and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
MedPAC nears vote on long-term Medicare physician payment reform and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
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.
Review the A-25 candidate webpages and find information about the in-person and virtual candidate interviews, the president-elect debate, and the A-26 election cycle endorsement window.
Willie Underwood, III, MD, MSc, MPH, is a candidate for president-elect at the 2025 Annual Meeting elections in June.
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.
Being part of the AMA and SPS brings the opportunity to influence policies within the organization.
Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2025 WPS Annual Meeting on June 6 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Learn about the different career paths at the AMA from current employees.
In the news: Measles outbreaks in 5 states, prescription stimulant misuse, shingles vaccine and dementia prevention, avoidable deaths and more.
Transparency in physician payment is crucial for limiting health care costs. Here's how the AMA is committed to transparency and access to information for patients.
AMA Wire® readers are sharing their pain in dealing with electronic health records (EHR) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services computer systems and voicing their thoughts on measuring blood pressure accurately.
As the federal website through which physicians can review their Sunshine Act financial data continues to experience technical problems, you can share your experience using the site in a brief survey, open through Monday.
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act roll-out is suffering from a major lack of communication, a shortened timeline and a confusing registration process, the AMA and 112 specialty and state medical societies told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a letter.
This fall, patients will be able to see what kinds of financial interactions you may have had with manufacturers of drugs and medical devices. Physicians have less than 30 days to review this information, reported by industry organizations, and make sure it’s accurate.
Physicians can review reports about their financial interactions with manufacturers of drugs and medical devices now through Aug. 27 under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (also known as the Open Payments program).
Personally identified data about physicians not publicly available soon could be shared with government agencies, law enforcement and Medicare contractors without physicians’ knowledge, under a new “system of records” announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
A newly proposed dispute resolution process for inaccurate Physician Payments Sunshine Act data would deny physicians their due process rights, the AMA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a comment letter last week that calls for fairness and urges the agency to modify the deadline for publication of physicians’ payment data.
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.
