If you’ve ever had chickenpox, then the virus that causes shingles is present in your body and can resurface at some point in the future. Find out more.
Newly published AMA survey findings underscore the disruption and severe impact of shortages on physician practices—and patient outcomes.
This boot camp focuses on time-saving tools and strategies to reform organizations and enhance professional satisfaction and well-being.
The AMA provides regulatory clarification to physicians and their care teams in an effort to aid physicians in their day-to-day practice environment.
Stay up to date on the innovative projects and outputs from the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative.
In support of our work to catalyze innovation in medical education, the AMA's efforts and focus have entered an important new phase. Learn more.
There is a pathway to a successful Match after a first-attempt failure on USMLE Step 1 or 2. Learn more with the AMA.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the student member position on the WPS Governing Council and how to apply.
Feeling connected and valued could make a difference in training outcomes. How can leaders foster more belonging in residency programs?
Food insecurity has been shown to be a struggle among residents and fellows. Find out how Geisinger is tackling the problem.
Significant wins for patients, physicians in Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
AMA opposes West Virginia bill that would expand APRN and physician assistant scope of practice, and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
This AMA ChangeMedEd® webinar will provide an overview of the Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education grant projects. Register today!
The International Conference on Physician Health will be held Sept. 28-30, 2026. Learn more.
Download and review the PDF list of pending reports from the Board and the councils, and submit comments and feedback.
The House of Delegates (HOD) includes well over 600 voting delegates. Download the PDF for delegate apportionment for the AMA Annual and Interim Meetings.
Download the PDF to read the rules and regulations that guide the AMA to uphold its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Get involved in the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS), working to raise the number of women physicians in leadership roles.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
In the news: Measles spread threatens elimination status in U.S., Congress passes funding bill with significant health care legislation and more.
These JAMA Patient Pages give easy-to-understand explanations of how many common preventive measures and also chronic and curative treatments work.
Find the latest tips and advice on transitioning to residency. The AMA is committed to changing medical education through transforming residency training. Learn more about the AMA's Reimagining Residency initiative.
Four medical school leaders consider how to best ensure a meaningful and effective handoff as medical students move into residency.
After a six-year hiatus, first-year residents will again contend with longer shifts. How to cope? Seasoned residents offer perspectives and advice.
UME and GME need to move beyond a culture that sees med students and residents as different species and find a common language—and metrics—for both.
Four medical schools are trying to bridge the curriculum gap between medical school and internship. Innovations to improve competency, leadership and patient care make the transition to residency easier.
Move from med school to hospital training easier by adopting seven principles for working in a clinical setting. Get off to a good start with hard-earned lessons from a chief resident on how to survive your first grueling year as an intern.
Competency-based assessments of med school grads entering residency programs urged. University of Michigan Medical School study suggests this would identify areas where trainees need extra help and improve training of interns.
Match Day for medical residencies is only weeks away. It’s also a reminder that med student loan payments will soon come due. Are you ready?
After making it through the Match and a final year of medical school, M4 students are ready to be called “doctor.” “I feel like opportunities galore await us now,” said George “Bud” Vana, MD, who graduated this month from the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
