Pass-fail assessment is the norm in preclerkship courses. These tips can help medical students optimize their learning and avoid missteps.

Susan E. Nelson, MD, of Ochsner Health, explains how advance directives ensure care reflects patients’ wishes and ease decision-making for loved ones.

Physician oversight of rehabilitation care is vital. Find out how Medrina ensures doctors lead the rehab medicine care team.

Delegates act to protect physicians from ionizing radiation exposure in health care settings, reduce burnout and support ...

Giving feedback that harnesses surgical residents’ thirst for improvement is a winner at Geisinger. The approach is spreading to other specialties.

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Highlights from the 2025 AMA Interim Meeting and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

CHICAGO — Innovative work to meet the urgent public health need for streamlined reporting and tracking of COVID-19 vaccinations is presented in today’s release of the 2022 Current Procedural ...

Administrative demands coupled with growing physician dissatisfaction about poor work-life balance are causing some doctors to consider moving to a retainer-based or “direct” primary care practice. It ...

Specialty, age and gender tied to liability risk, says new research. Reforms are needed to fix the liability system that imposes high burdens on U.S. health care.

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates will be in person June 6-11 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Materials presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting are generated by AMA delegates/delegations, ...

The results come from a 27-question web-based survey answered by 1,000 practicing physicians who provide at least 20 hours of patient care weekly. Forty percent were primary care physicians, and 60 ...