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The IMGS 16th Desserts from Around the World Reception was successful in offering many tasty desserts that were enjoyed by over 300 guests along with entertainment by the Meher Dance Group. The ...
Highlights of the meeting’s key moments and House of Delegates policy actions will be posted daily at the AMA website, the ...
The SPS Governing Council reviewed House of Delegates (HOD) resolutions and reports related to senior physician issues. The SPS Assembly meeting included a discussion of policy items relevant to ...
The RFS Assembly considered 5 reports and 10 resolutions prompting robust discussion on important issues affecting trainees such as preserving ACGME, COCA and LCME accreditation standards on diversity ...
The LGBTQ+ Section Annual Meeting was held June 6, in Chicago, Illinois. The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to ...
In a fiery address, outgoing AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, urged physicians to be unrelenting in their efforts to fix a ...
Exercise improves colon cancer survival rates, cannabis health risks rise with age, napping may increase mortality risk and more.
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about advocacy ...
Inflammation of the heart sounds scary—and it can be. Lauren Weber, MD, a cardiologist at Confluence Health, discusses what to know about myocarditis.
Stop grading the doctor on parking or the cafeteria food, says R. John Sawyer, PhD, of Ochsner Health. Here’s how to find and use metrics that matter. As high achievers, physicians have been ...
For Felisha Gonzalez, MD, answering equity questions wasn’t enough. Through an AMA fellowship, she’s learning to drive action ...
Bobby Mukkamala, MD, has held multiple leadership roles in organized medicine. But it took being a patient to get him fully ...