President Donald Trump announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The order has drawn criticism from leading medical organizations, which say immigrant physicians make up a significant portion of the health care workforce.

From drinking from the firehose as a first-year medical student to navigating the Match as a fourth-year, learn how to thrive each training year. 

Although The Pitt is fictional, health care professionals praise actors Noah Wyle, Fiona Dourif and the rest of its cast and crew for accurately portraying the dynamic chaos of a shift in the ER as well as the personal toll this works takes. Photo: Warrick Page/HBO MaxWhen “The Pitt” won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama and Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa won for Outstanding Lead Actor

The vending machines will be located at the 47th Street Red Line station, Wilson Red and Purple Line station, Jefferson Park Blue Line station, Harlem/Lake Green Line station and the Central Park Pink Line station.

New process and recommendations leave parents confused about how best to protect their kids and unable to choose combined MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years

Physician burnout still at crisis levels—AMA honors organizations leading the fight.

The AMA commends the FDA for new label requirements for opioids that emphasizes shared decision-making between the patient and physician.

The LGBTQ+ Section addresses issues of interest to LGBTQ+ physicians, patients and straight allies.

Together, reaffirm support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV and call for vaccines to remain available to patients without cost sharing.

Willie Underwood III, M.D., MSc, M.P.H., a urologist based in New York, was voted president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA).

The AMA today announced the election of Iowa dermatologist Marta J. Van Beek, M.D., M.P.H., to its Board of Trustees.

The AMA is fighting scope creep to ensure patient safety through physician-led care.

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Patients deserve care led by physicians—the most highly educated, trained and skilled health care professionals. Through research, advocacy and education, the AMA vigorously defends the practice of medicine against scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety.

The AMA has numerous resources, developed by industry experts and validated by those with real-world experience, to help ease participation for physicians and their practices. 

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