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.
In the news: Half U.S. adults eligible for semaglitude, low vaccination rates for respiratory season, 1 in 10 has high cholesterol and more.
The AMA is committed to transforming undergraduate medical education. Learn more about how the AMA is transforming undergraduate medical education.
The role students play in medical education should go beyond learning and listening, says psychiatrist Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD.
It is critical to equip physicians-in-training with the skills to lead so they can succeed in all practice environments.
Vivek Murthy, MD, says the culture of medicine needs to change. Medical students can provide leadership in that effort.
Patients with complex, hard-to-manage needs and chronic conditions drive much of health care costs. ‘Hotspotting” maps their cluster of problems, organizes resources around their needs, and designs interventions to improve care.
With dramatic changes in how medicine is taught, what does the med school of the future look like? The new campus of one school with a focus on interprofessional education reflects its team-based, patient-focused approach.
As the number of patients with chronic conditions continues to climb, so do the rates of burnout among physicians. Fundamental changes to how physicians approach chronic care are taking shape in medical schools across the country.
A look at how 4 med schools have adapted curricula to address changes in the health care delivery system. Future physicians must develop new competencies in leading and working on a team, advocacy, and person-centered care.
International medical graduates (IMG) have comprised a growing contingent of Match applicants in recent years. They have achieved notable success but also have accounted for the majority of unmatched applicants.
Dr. Susan Skochelak, AMA group vice president of medical education, weighs in with advice for med students with bold project ideas to transform physician training. They may turn med ed of the future on its head.