More than 70% of sodium is from packaged food and food prepared away from home. Doctors say solutions start with getting food companies to reduce sodium.
Parkinson’s disease often begins with a tremor and the biggest risk factor is aging. Isaac Goldszer, MD, of Henry Ford Health, discusses what to know.
Did you get the patient’s message? Let them know. Sutter Health internist Matthew Sakumoto, MD, says clearing the inbox benefits from a human touch.
As the AMA State Advocacy Summit gets underway, new survey data shows what will keep doctors and medical society staffers busy in statehouses this year.
For residency programs, teaching how to be part of an effective interprofessional team is vital. Now there’s help online from subject-matter experts.
Learn how international medical graduates can enter a U.S. residency program, and the special requirements international medical graduates should consider.
Osteopathic medicine is a distinctive branch of medical practice in the U.S. that emphasizes a “whole-person” approach to diagnosis, treatment and patient care. Learn more.
In general surgery, radiology and more, physicians weigh in with specialty-specific books to help medical students to get up to speed.
Follow this expert advice on how to improve as a physician by maximizing your interactions with attendings and other care-team members.
From the application to the offer, there are four key steps to landing your first job as a practicing physician. Learn from a seasoned recruiter.
Congress allows Medicare cuts for physicians starting Jan. 1 and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
OCR issues new proposed regulation with updates to the HIPAA Security Rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
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. Registration now open.
Review the agenda and schedule of events for the 2025 HOD Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Read the House of Delegates (HOD) speakers' updates for the 2025 HOD Annual Meeting.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
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.
Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2024 OMSS Interim Meeting on Nov. 7-8 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida.
Find information and applications to be considered for a leadership position with the Academic Physicians Section (APS).
Find a calendar listing the upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
Learn about the different career paths at the AMA from current employees.
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.
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.
Watch Arjun Srinivasan, MD, an expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, discuss how physicians can prepare for and manage Ebola patients in hospital and ambulatory care settings.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to right wrongs, reframe perceptions and enhance care for veterans—and it needs the help of physicians, VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald told the AMA House of Delegates at the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting.
Following recent adoption of the veterans’ health care reform law, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reaching out to physicians in private practice to make sure veterans have access to timely medical care.
The bipartisan framework agreed upon last week passed the U.S. House of Representatives Monday in a vote of 420-5, paving the way for veterans to seek medical care outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system if they aren’t receiving timely treatment.
Physicians are stepping into action in response to the access-to-care crisis for the nation’s veterans, offering their services until the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system can provide health care in a timely fashion.
Physicians at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting voted to ask President Barack Obama to provide timely access to entitled care for eligible veterans via the health care sector outside of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care system until the VA can provide health care in a timely fashion.
