The postpartum period is a critically important time in maternal health. Baptist Health Medical Group Jennifer Heer Ford, MD, shares more.
In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, in collaboration with PermanenteDocs Chat, learn about how ethical principles can help physicians and medical students.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest physician burnout statistics.
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.
If you’re a medical student with limited experience, that shouldn’t impede your pursuit of research endeavors. Learn more with the AMA.
Learn how medical students can maximize their clinical growth and make a positive impression during visiting rotations.
Internal medicine resident Lauren Crowther, MD, will enter her third year of residency soon. She offers hard-won advice for residents starting year two.
An attorney specializing in hospital-medical staff matters explains why that is an essential step.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee highlights the need for improved maternal health care and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
Physicians urge MedPAC to recommend inflation-based Medicare payment update to replace current law and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
As an AMA member, you can refinance your student loan and manage your loan options with Laurel Road.
As an AMA member, get JAMA Network™, insurance, the opportunity to be a leader and advocate for the profession, and more.
Review the reports and resolutions submitted for consideration at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
Get a detailed overview of the upcoming education sessions being held during the 2024 Annual Meeting.
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 AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) Inspiration Award honors and acknowledges physicians who have offered their support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents and students.
Get involved in the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS), working to raise the number of women physicians in leadership roles.
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.
The Academic Physicians Section (APS) community brings members together to shape medical education and the practice of medicine. Learn about the APS community with the latest updates from the AMA.
As an endocrinologist, AMA member Kevin H. McKinney, MD, finds keeping people healthy over the long term and seeing their appreciation to be very rewarding.
The AMA Academic Physicians Section celebrates its 40th anniversary. This group of physicians continues to shape medical education and the practice of medicine. A look back at their history.
Physicians are spurring new changes in organized medicine as leaders at the AMA. Donald Eckhoff, MD., discusses why he volunteered to serve the AMA and how it’s helping him improve medical education.
The AMA Section on Medical Schools (SMS) changed its name. Its new name, the Academic Physicians Section, reflects a refined focus to better meet the needs of today’s academic physicians, medical educators and faculty.
An interview with Cynda Ann Johnson, MD, Chair of the AMA Section on Medical Schools. Dr. Johnson discuses why she was motivated to pursue a leadership role.
This regular feature appeared in the September 2014 AMA MedEd Update, a monthly medical education newsletter. It profiles a leader in medical education and the AMA. This profile looks at Kenneth B. Simons, MD, Senior associate dean for graduate medical education and accreditation, Medical College of Wisconsin.
An estimated one-third of health care costs—about $750 billion—don’t actually improve health, according to the Institute of Medicine. Residents’ exams often ask them to choose the “one best test” for diagnosis to avoid health care waste, but what if the real-world choice is “all of the above”?