Federation of Medicine

The Federation of Medicine includes national medical specialty societies, state medical associations, county medical societies, professional interest medical associations and others representing more than 200 physician organizations.

Key resources

• Federation Directory: Find contact information and meeting dates for state medical associations and national medical specialty societies, as well as contact information for the county medical societies.
• Federation relations contacts (PDF, members only): The AMA Federation relations team serves as primary contact and liaison to Federation organizations.
• Specialty and Service Society (SSS): The SSS serves as a forum for collaboration among the medical specialties, professional interest medical associations (PIMAs), and the federal service branches.
• AMA Board of Trustees speaker request form: Complete and submit the form to request an AMA Trustee to speak at your upcoming event.
• Federation opportunities with AMA sections: Certain AMA sections offer additional involvement opportunities with the Federation of Medicine, while some endorse candidates for AMA offices.
• House of Delegates resources: Read more about the qualifications to be a delegate in the House of Delegates. 

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Meetings & events

• Medical society meetings & events calendar (PDF)
• AMA advocacy events
• 2026 SSS Annual Meeting schedule

Additional resources

• Ways to get involved with AMA advocacy: Join the AMA in our work to inform lawmakers, guide decision-making and generate support for policies critical to our nation’s health care system.
• Archive of the House of Delegates Meetings: Review previous proceedings from the Annual and Interim Meetings, track follow up from HOD actions, and explore AMA digital collections.
• Correspondence Finder: Search AMA letters to public officials, comment letters, sign-on letters and testimony.
• Policy Finder: Search current AMA policy initiatives including public health, patient support, and digital policy. Search by topic, keyword or number
• Litigation Center Case Summary Finder: Search for AMA Litigation Center cases by topic, title or relevant term.