AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

$12 million, four-year AMA grant program will advance precision education to get the right training to the right learner at the right time. Precision education is no longer an abstract concept in ...

New survey shows a link: when physicians lack control over their work environments, they are more likely to have burnout, quit or cut back on hours. Over the last several decades, the amount of ...

Qualified patients can now get a lifetime guarantee that any new costs related to their shoulder-replacement surgery will be completely covered. One done, many more to come. Orthopaedic surgeons at ...

The training and education given to nurse practitioners does not adequately prepare them for independent practice, according to two physicians—one who used to be a nurse practitioner (NP) and another ...

What is the role of research in medical education? How important is research for residency? What are good research topics for medical students? Our guest, Frederick Chen, MD, MPH, chief health and ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

Sorting through the good, the bad and the ugly about high cholesterol can be confusing. Two physicians set out to explain what to keep in mind. High cholesterol is a common health condition in the U.S ...

As mid-March government-funding deadline looms, physicians rally on Capitol Hill to send a clear message: Fix Medicare now. Hundreds of physicians in their white coats rallied in force in the oldest ...

What do physician residency in-service exams mean for your career? Get study tips and expert insights on how their importance varies by specialty. Designed to serve as a benchmark of a resident ...

The move toward value-based care involves “a reimagining of the traditional definition of health care delivery” with the aim of supporting better outcomes at lower costs, according to a report from ...