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.
The AMA has a storied history of advocating for the health of veterans who have served. Learn more about the AMA's efforts with veteran health care issues.
Changes underway at the VA could make it an appealing place for physicians to work and contribute to the agency’s rebuilding. David Shulkin, MD, undersecretary of health at the VA, addressed the 2016 Annual Meeting of the AMA.
The AMA is disappointed by the VA's proposal to allow advanced practice nurses within the VA to practice independently of a physician's clinical oversight.
More than a year after news first surfaced that veterans weren’t getting timely access to care within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, it’s clear that more needs to be done to meet these patients’ needs.
About 1 million veterans are eligible for the Veterans Choice Program, intended to decrease wait times for medical care. Physicians can help make sure they get the care they need when they need it by enrolling in the program—learn how.
Policy adopted this week at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting is aimed at increasing access to care for the nation’s veterans. New policies to improve veteran’s health care cover include advocating for the VA to pay private physicians Medicare rates and hire additional physicians.
The AMA with the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) called on Congress to ensure continued access to care for seniors and military families.
After asking for physicians’ help to enhance care for veterans last November, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released information for physicians interested in delivering care through the Veterans Choice Program. Learn how you can provide care for veterans.
Here are the top stories from the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas. See full coverage of the meeting at AMA Wire®. They covered Ebols, MOC, expanded access to Medicare and caring for veterans.
As a physician and having served on active duty in the U.S. Navy for more than two decades, I believe Veterans’ Day is one of the most important days of the year—perhaps even more than usual this year. In August, Congress adopted a veterans’ health care reform law, which the AMA helped shape.
