The chair of the AMA’s newest section, Shail Maingi, MD, feels new urgency for the AMA’s advocacy and policymaking.
On cardiology topics such as hypertension, pericarditis and more, articles from the JAMA Network can help patients grasp the most pressing issues.
By streamlining daily tasks, practices and health systems can improve efficiency, enhance patient care, give doctors more time for what matters most.
Learn how a small team can guide organizational change.
The AMA leads effort urging Trump administration to waive fee that would exacerbate access to care problems in underserved and rural areas.
HCA Healthcare’s Monique Butler, MD, blends passion for medicine with strategy to recruit, train and retain future physicians.
The things you think are important might be tedious to residency interviewers. Residency program directors get candid about what they’re looking for.
AMA member Ammar Husan, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health, says there is one word that sums up the whole reward of being a family physician: relationships.
In the AMA’s new series, physicians reflect on what factors shaped their choices about where to work and what they needed to thrive.
For Dr. Alex, strong mentorship at Rush University System for Health made all the difference in her decision to join the team.
Government shutdown: What physicians need to know and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
Annual Medicare open enrollment for 2026 and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
This two-day boot camp, April 13-14, 2026, will equip attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction.
The 2026 American Medical Association Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC) will be held March 5-6, 2026. Registration is now open.
Download PDFs and access information submitted for consideration at the AMA House of Delegates Interim Meeting.
Find information on submitting resolutions and reports for upcoming annual and interim meetings to the AMA HOD Online Reference Committees.
Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies establishing the AMA vision for health system reform to cover the uninsured and expand health insurance coverage and choice.
The Council on Medical Service recommends policies and actions to the House of Delegates on socioeconomic factors that influence the practice of medicine.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
Find information on leadership opportunities with the Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS).
Find information about the CPT® Editorial Panel process and AMA/Specialty Society RVS update process.
Solving the burnout crisis in medicine requires strategy and collaboration—tenets of AMA’s successful Joy in Medicine program.
The AMA Journal of Ethics is a monthly journal that consists of articles focused on the ethical issues of health care professionals. Read more on ethics on the AMA.
The United States has a market-based, capitalist system, which means market forces—including the profit motives of corporate interests—can shape the delivery of and payment for medical services. Read about this quintessentially American topic and its implications for medical ethics.
More than 16 million people have been covered by insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The July issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics seeks to help physicians understand what the ACA means for patient care, clinical research, physician specialty choice and payment.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) helps patients manage serious medical and life issues. The June issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics takes a close look at ethical issues in the “quality-of-life specialty.”
The May issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics examines the delicate balance between a physician’s personal interest in patients and professional boundary guidelines. Contributors help distinguish boundary crossings from boundary violations, breaches of practice that may place patients’ bodily or psychological well-being at risk.
Autism spectrum disorder has a relatively short history as a recognized diagnosis, but sparks strong debate over whether it is an illness or a feature of neurodiversity.
Anesthesiology has expanded far beyond the operating room into obstetrics, pain management, critical care and the full range of perioperative care. The specialty’s growth has brought complex ethical questions with it.
The newly launched AMA Journal of Ethics offers valuable insights into ethical decision making and the challenges medical students and physicians confront in their training and daily practice.
To better feature the central role of ethics in medicine, the AMA has updated the name and design of its online ethics journal.
Look to the new AMA Journal of Ethics for valuable insights into ethical decision-making and the challenges medical students and physicians confront in their training and daily practice.