The leading cause of death in the U.S. is showing no sign of abating. Learn what cardiologists want everyone to know about heart health.
Texas Children’s Hospital Community Cares program offers high-quality care for children regardless of their family’s insurance status or income.
Alternative payment models (APMs) are a key approach to achieving value-based care by providing incentive payments to deliver high-quality and cost-efficient care.
Physicians can earn a total of 8.5 hours of CME credits with a comprehensive course from the AMA.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
Learn more about publications of the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium for undergraduate and graduate medical education.
For medical students with a passion for scholarship, making research a centerpiece of their residency application is a logical choice.
How long does it take to get a master’s degree in med school? What are the advantages of an MD-PhD? Can an MPH impact your career? Physicians weigh in.
Recruiting firm survey shows nearly 60% of final-year residents get over 100 job solicitations. Learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff.
As physician employment becomes more dominant, autonomy is threatened. Learn more with the AMA about the potential of physician unions.
Contact your members of Congress: Urge support for Medicare physician payment reform and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
AMA submits comments on FTC’s investigation into the role of “middlemen” in drug shortages and more in the latest National 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.
Get a detailed overview of the upcoming education sessions being held during the 2024 Annual Meeting.
Review the agenda and schedule of events for the 2024 HOD Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
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.
The death rate in rural America is 20% higher than in urban centers. The AMA is pursuing policies that can reduce rural health inequities nationwide.
Want to know what makes a winning poster for the AMA Research Challenge? View posters from past winners and finalists to increase your chance of being a future winner of $10,000.
The ethics of interprofessional relationships discuss the moral principles involved with physician relationships. Stay up-to-date the latest news, findings, and AMA statements.
For team-based care to succeed, the team has to function ethically and effectively. Those objectives are achievable, but require physician leadership aware of how to promote both.
Find out more about three major ethical issues in health care on which new physicians believe they should have received more guidance.
During its 2016 Interim Meeting, the AMA adopted ethical guidance for physicians as leader-members of team-based, health care teams
Ethics consultation is designed to support informed, deliberative decision making on the part of patients, families, physicians, and the health care team.
Ethics committees offer assistance in addressing ethical issues that arise in patient care and facilitate sound decision making.
Physicians have a responsibility to protect patient interests in inviting industry representatives into the clinical setting.
Allied health professionals have training and expertise that complements physicians’ overall responsibility for the quality of care.
Nurses’ training, expertise and scope of practice complement physicians’ professional commitments and expertise.
Physicians must make the same fundamental ethical commitments when treating peers as when treating any other patient.