Membership eligibility

Membership in the AMA is open to:

• Medical students enrolled in a Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited program.

  • If you are a first-year medical student, please enroll through your AMA-MSS chapter membership liaison. If you do not know who your liaison is, contact Kristen Tinney or by phone (800) 262-3211, ext. 4935, for assistance.

• Resident physicians who are attending an accredited residency or fellowship program in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or the Virgin Islands.

• Physicians who have earned their doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy degree and are residing and practicing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or the Virgin Islands.

• All members must abide by the Principles of Medical Ethics.