Reliance on emergency medical services in rural areas doesn’t just influence health care cost and access. It also affects the workforce.

These findings, included in a survey of more than 1,900 residents across 29 specialties, show how much off-the-job issues continue to press on physicians-in-training. According to the survey, the top ...

The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. For this installment, Lisa MacLean, ...

HIPAA’s Breach Notification Rule requires covered entities to notify patients when their unsecured protected heath information (PHI) is impermissibly used or disclosed—or “breached,”—in a way that ...

Find out what the CPT® code is, the types of CPT there are, how they are created and how to apply for a code.

The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. In this installment, two ...

You’ve heard of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, but did you know there is also AMA PRA Category 2 Credit™? Learn about how to get continuing medical education (CME) credit for other educational ...

The AMA is working to address the organization’s past discriminatory and harmful practices and its role in creating inequities in health care and medicine.

Accurate measurement of BP—in the physician office and in patients’ homes—is essential for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. But which blood-pressure measurement devices have been ...

Learn how international medical graduates can enter a U.S. residency program, and the special requirements international medical graduates should consider.

Vacancies in non-ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs are listed on this page. Please direct your application and any inquiries to the program directly. Note: ACGME-accredited residency ...

Find answers to frequently asked questions about observerships for international medical graduates.