Medical school graduation rates exceed 95%. When attrition happens, it’s usually tied to life outside the classroom, not academics.

At all levels in medicine, there’s a need to send that message loud and clear. It’s not just the right thing to do—it can save lives.

An innovative orientation explores local history to enable incoming resident physicians to connect with patients and understand community needs.

A proposal for a new or revised Category I code must satisfy all of the following criteria: All devices and drugs necessary for performance of the procedure or service have received FDA clearance or ...

Medical specialty societies, individual physicians, hospitals, third-party payers and other interested parties may submit applications for changes to CPT for consideration by the CPT® Editorial Panel.

Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) Codes are an addition to the CPT® code set approved by the AMA CPT® Editorial Panel. They are alpha-numeric CPT codes with a corresponding descriptor for labs or ...

The process of assigning a United States Adopted Name (USAN), referred to as a "negotiation," begins when a pharmaceutical firm or its representative files an application to name the substance. It ...

Each September, the AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) honors physicians who have offered their time, wisdom and support to advance women with careers in medicine. Join us for educational content, ...

A new JAMA study of 19 patients examines that question. Catch up with what else physicians are reading in JAMA Network journals.

Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision ...

Americans less likely to reach adulthood, FDA limits COVID vaccine approval, more infants immunized for RSV, human screwworm reaches U.S. and more.

The AMA is committed to making the patient-physician relationship more valued than paperwork, technology an asset and not a burden, and physician burnout a thing of the past. The AMA Physician ...