We must ensure that “ghost guns”—firearms assembled from kits—are subject to the same licensing laws and regulations as ...

Congress should pass pending legislation to expand residency training slots, along with related proposals to address the projected physician shortage.

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the ...

A peer-coaching program among ob-gyn residents aims to cut the learning curve and give interns more time with patients and ...

Physicians, squeezed for time and eager to get treatment started, often steer clear of appeals in broken prior auth system ...

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 ...

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the ...

How many HBCU medical schools are there? Do hospitals pay for medical school? How bad is the doctor shortage? Is Xavier University getting a medical school? Leonardo Seoane, MD, founding dean of the ...

Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, plans to get her young daughters vaccinated, with recommended vaccines they are eligible for, as soon as possible to get ready for the 2024–2025 fall and winter respiratory virus ...

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 ...

Among America’s physicians, more than nine in 10 surveyed say that prior authorization has a negative impact on patient clinical outcomes. Most telling is that 78% of physicians reported that prior ...

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 ...