After helping state medical associations and national specialty societies defeat more than 100 bills to inappropriately expand nonphysicians’ scope of practice in 2023, the AMA is again relentlessly ...
The private practice landscape is changing rapidly, driven by payment reform, regulatory changes, new technology and consumer demands, among other factors. Given this, it may be confusing—even ...
What’s the news: The AMA has released a comprehensive list of recommendations to improve U.S. maternal health amid the highest maternal mortality rates of any developed country in the world. To ...
Chronic disease is running rampant in the U.S., with about 60% of adults having at least one chronic condition and four in 10 having two or more, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
The research one does as a medical student can further the body of knowledge used to improve patient outcomes. These scholarly pursuits also can shape careers and help bolster a residency applicant’s ...
Member, Texas Medical Association since 1984; elected emeritus member in 2020 Member, Texas Medical Association Delegation to the AMA HOD in 1984, served as alternate (84-92) and then delegate (93-01) ...
Organized medicine’s advocacy has shown effectiveness in reducing health inequity in general and the misuse of race in clinical algorithms in particular. That is especially true with moving beyond a ...
What could your practice do with an extra two hours a day? That’s the question Marie Brown, MD, an internist and director of practice redesign at the AMA, has for physicians who may be skeptical about ...
You still see them on Turner Classic Movies: The country doctor working solo, delivering care and charging a simple fee for medical services. Not only has the health care industry changed dramatically ...
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 ...
Medical students have a voice. During the recent AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference, hundreds of students used that voice in conversations about key health care issues with legislators and their ...