The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about AMA's advocacy efforts for 2025.

Under Dr. Aletha Maybank’s direction and guidance, the AMA has become a relevant national voice on equity in medicine and an important ally to organizations that have long been committed to this work.

AMA member John R. Corker, MD, has been with a group practice for eight years and is now an owner. What led him there? Knowing what he wanted. For residents in their penultimate year of training and ...

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 ...

Another year, another cut to the Medicare payments needed to keep physicians and their practices going. Congress must turn toward long-term reform. “The continuing resolution utterly fails to address ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs with severity that should not be underestimated. Abdul M. Khan, MD, a pulmonologist at Ochsner Health, shares more. Pneumonia continues to pose a significant ...

M3 Anusha Singh has driven change in her community. She says building a team and harnessing the power of stories are vital ingredients. In the health care universe, the long white coat symbolizes ...

When you type "Marshfield, Wisconsin" into a search engine, among the top results to show up is a link to the city's official tourism website, which boasts that "Marshfield is a vibrant community in ...

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 helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises. And so the ...

Physician residency interviews offer applicants the chance to stand out. How do you make sure that you do so, and for the right reasons? Leigh Eck, MD, has interviewed hundreds of physician residency ...