The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest in bird flu and policies from the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting.
AMA Board of Trustees Chair Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, outlines what health care organizations should do to reduce physician burnout.
Most patients wrongly believe that podiatrists are physicians. Learn with the AMA what sets orthopaedic surgeons and podiatrists apart.
Take a look at the crucial role of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in our nation's health care landscape and how the AMA is working to support IMGs.
Precision education is a developing concept and one of four new focus areas for the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative. Find out more.
Find information on commissions during the recruitment year.
The road to Match Day 2025 has many milestones. This guide offers insight on what to do at each step of the physician residency-selection process.
With high medical student-loan debt, doctors entering Indian Health Service face low pay. AMA calls for improving their access to loan forgiveness.
Licensing exams place big burdens on resident physicians. AMA calls for changes to Step 3 and COMLEX Level 3 to help save residents time and money.
AMA-supported prior authorization bill reintroduced in Congress and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
AMA comments on 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient payment proposed rule and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp Sept. 23-24, 2024, is designed for clinical and operational change agents looking to eliminate unnecessary work and free up more time to focus on what matters most–patient care.
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Details provided on the application process and deadlines for physicians, residents and medical students interested in joining AMA council and committees.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
View candidates for upcoming elections for the International Medical Graduates Section Governing Council.
Read about candidates running for an open leadership position with the Academic Physicians Section (APS).
In the news: Body roundness index, FDA on donanemab to treat early-stage Alzheimer’s, new heart disease risk calculator and more.
Read about the process for changes to the CPT® codes and the role of the CPT Advisory Committee.
Medical education is shifting away from abstract learning to a competency-based curriculum. Learn more about these efforts at the AMA.
There are barriers to letting medical students and residents advance based on their competencies. Learn how medical educators are addressing them.
In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, in collaboration with PermanenteDocs Chat, learn about what are some innovative programs to advance resident training.
Learn why this reorientation of medical education can deliver strong results that make it worth the investment.
Pilot effort at a pathology residency program lets residents practice as attendings early if they show they are ready. Learn more with the AMA.
Through the new AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative, the AMA is supporting projects that address competency-based medical educations. Learn more.
See how medical education is shifting away from classrooms and toward activities and assessments that help students succeed in the modern health care system.
Learn about the "Promotion in Place" medical education model, developed by Mass General Brigham.
The emphasis on grades and rank-order lists impedes assessment of competencies in medical school. A top med ed innovator says the two can coexist.
Learn how the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is evolving competency-based tools across the medical education continuum.