Congress should pass pending legislation to expand residency training slots, along with related proposals to address the projected physician shortage.
Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. The 2023 AMA Interim Meeting concluded Nov. 14. The meeting highlights below would ...
Despite advancements in gender equity in medicine, women physicians continue to fare more poorly on measures of well-being, often facing higher levels of burnout than their male counterparts. This ...
Why do prior authorizations take so long? Is prior authorization required for emergency services? Why would insurance deny a medication? Melissa Garretson, MD, a pediatric emergency physician at Cook ...
Body mass index (BMI) is easy to measure and inexpensive. It also has standardized cutoff points for overweight and obesity and is strongly correlated with body fat levels as measured by the most ...
Primary care physicians spend the most time on the EHR compared with other physician specialties. Increased time spent on the EHR—especially when done after hours—may lead to emotional exhaustion and ...
The dynamics of effective health care rely on the collaboration and cooperation among physicians and other health professionals. But when barriers to teamwork are present, the consequences can be ...
In the unseen corners of our daily lives, tiny particles are quietly accumulating and finding their way into the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we breathe. These minuscule invaders, ...
Awareness is on the rise for the significant shortcomings in nurse practitioners’ training in the United States at a time of aggressive efforts to expand their ability to practice without physician ...
Medicine can be a career that is both challenging and highly rewarding, but figuring out med school requirements and navigating the application process can be a challenge into itself. The AMA has the ...
The AMA has advocated against the culture of violence in America, including domestic violence, gun violence, racism, police brutality, and xenophobia—and violence against physicians and health ...
What’s the news: The AMA and over 130 other organizations representing more than 900,000 doctors who deliver care to tens of millions of older Americans are strongly urging congressional leadership of ...