The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Match Day 2025 results.

It’s the worst fear come true for fourth-year medical students, international medical graduates (IMGs) and other residency applicants: not matching with any of their chosen ranked residency programs.

Over 43,000 medical students matched this year. Take a deep dive on the NRMP data about this year’s specialty trends, match rates and more. Record-breaking program participation, more primary care ...

As chief wellness officer (CWO) for Lehigh Valley Health Network, Amy A. Jibilian, MD, shares the need to reduce stigma and ease administrative burdens. Physician burnout remains one of the most ...

Henry Ford Health has taken a sizable step toward addressing critical needs in behavioral health by opening a state-of-the-art behavioral health hospital in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Spanning 120,000 ...

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 ...

A Trump executive order calls for deregulation. Fixing MIPS—which costs doctors nearly $13,000 a year to comply with—would be a great place to start. What’s the news: There are many changes that can ...

Reducing the prior authorization burden that harms patients and frustrates physicians is an area of bipartisan agreement that Congress should tackle now. Fixing the onerous and inefficient prior ...

It takes more than words to show gratitude to physicians. These concrete steps can help doctors feel valued and protect against burnout. Good health care leaders realize that physicians need more than ...

When Brian Goldberg and Sam Shuman met as first-year students at Rush University Medical College in 2021, they quickly discovered a shared passion for medicine—and a strikingly similar professional ...

A majority of doctors surveyed by the AMA say AI’s biggest contribution, so far, is to ease their workloads. Find out how AI is being put to use. Reducing administrative burdens that add hours onto ...