Resident physicians know that overnight shifts are inherently exhausting. Research shows that it’s the transition from day shifts to nights that truly drains performance. When residents don’t prepare ...

It was a routine speech, like the countless others that Bobby Mukkamala, MD, has delivered before to groups of AMA members, offering important updates from the Association’s Board of Trustees. But ...

The Change Healthcare cyberattack earlier this year exposed the risks of IT concentration and centralization within the computer networks that the U.S. health system so heavily depends on It also ...

Following the recent election cycle, I have assured many of you—our physician colleagues—that the AMA will remain true to our mission. Looking ahead, news cycles and distractions will come and go, but ...

Launched in June 2019, the goal of the Reimagining Residency grant program is to transform residency training to best address the workplace needs of our current and future health care system. It ...

“Workplace violence is a recognized hazard in the health care industry,” declares the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It defines the problem as “any act or threat of physical ...

What is street medicine? Is street medicine effective? What are the barriers to care for homeless people? What extracurriculars for medical students stand out on residency applications? Richard Bryce, ...

Protecting patients from harm is what physicians are all about. As the physician’s powerful ally in patient care, the AMA works proactively to ensure patients maintain access to affordable, ...

California has about 37,000 fewer allied health professionals than it needs to properly care for the state's population, according to Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Sutter Health. With more than ...

Angenette Pickett Call was in the waiting room of her local hospital’s emergency department when she saw a language barrier causing a patient to become distressed and the staff to get agitated because ...

The AMA has been busy this year, on Capitol Hill and in statehouses around the country. On a range of vital issues, the AMA has worked with state medical societies across the nation to help enact ...

As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to specialize in radiology? Meet Olaseni Arogundade, MD, a radiology specialist and a featured doctor in the AMA’s “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, ...