What’s the news: A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives—233—has signed onto a letter that urges House leadership to “expeditiously pass legislative fixes” that stop a “harmful” 2.8% ...

Welcome, members of the 119th Congress. You have a tremendous opportunity to bring meaningful and long-overdue changes to health care that will better support physicians, remove barriers for patients, ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

How to be healthy in the new year: What is lifestyle medicine? Does lifestyle medicine work? What are the benefits of lifestyle medicine? How to become a lifestyle medicine doctor? Our guest and chair ...

For women physicians—who often wear many other hats in addition to doctor—finding work-life balance can be difficult. This is because there are many challenges that women in medicine face compared ...

How can a physician fellowship applicant catch a program director’s eye? The answer extends well beyond your CV. Rachael Nicholson, MD, spent 13 years as the program director for the vascular surgery ...

Physicians and health IT should collaborate to monitor AI tools for safe use, starting with low-risk cases to cut administrative burdens. Years ago, physicians in the intensive care unit kept an ...

Even Native American physicians can have trouble building cultural competence with Indigenous patients, but every doctor should take the time to listen. There are some 9.7 million Indigenous people in ...

If you are pondering a major change in geography for physician residency, consider this expert advice on how to balance location preferences and future goals. The residency-application process is all ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

The AMA has convened diverse experts with deep expertise across a broad range of medical topics to serve as the AMA Guides® Editorial Panel (the Guides Panel). This group includes physicians, allied ...