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2 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
As the cost of raising children continues to climb, many resident physicians are confronting a harsh economic truth: child care and other living expenses often outpace their individual earning power, leaving them scrambling to find solutions that work for their families and will not drive their debt load even higher.
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2 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
With friends, family, mentors and former AMA presidents seated behind him, Bobby Mukkamala, MD, the newly inaugurated AMA president, faced the hundreds of delegates gathered in attendance tonight and basked in the glow of a career-defining moment. The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most—patients. We will meet this challenge together.
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2 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, a urological surgeon from Buffalo, New York, won the office of president-elect of the AMA today. He was voted into office Tuesday by physician and medical student delegates gathered at the 2025 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago. Following a year-long term as president-elect, Dr. Underwood will be inaugurated as AMA president in June 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
As part of its wide-ranging commitment to help medical students succeed in medical school, thrive when they become residents and flourish in practice, the AMA is taking action to address the pressures linked to standardized licensure exams and help unmatched residency applicants.
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3 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
In his final address to the House of Medicine, outgoing AMA president Bruce A. Scott, MD, who has taken the message of practicing physicians to America this year, called upon physicians to step up and unite to lead the charge to heal the country’s broken health system. “Despite all the efforts of everyone in this room, and colleagues across the country, our health care system is failing in fundamental ways,” he said.
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3 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
For resident physicians, moving from internship to PGY-2 represents a significant change in responsibilities and expectations. PGY-2s move into a supervisory role and are often the most senior physician in a clinical setting throughout much of their shift. Second-year resident physicians also take on new responsibilities as educators and learners. The change in role can be a pain point in residency for many physicians. How can it be done successfully?
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3 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
Felisha Gonzalez, MD, wasn’t just interested in studying problems—she wanted to offer solutions. A fourth-year emergency medicine resident in Boston, Dr. Gonzalez has researched racial disparities in how restraints are used in the emergency department and bias in medical student evaluations. Her findings pointed to deep-rooted inequities in the system. To push her work beyond data and into impact, Dr. Gonzalez—an AMA member—applied for the AMA Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship.
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3 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
Away rotations can offer medical students a valuable glimpse into a residency program—and give that same program a monthlong look at you. Still, “aways” can also be logistically tricky, financially draining and, depending on your specialty, perhaps superfluous. For medical students navigating the Match process, deciding whether to pursue an away rotation—and how to get the most out of one—requires strategic planning and a clear sense of purpose.
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3 weeks ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
As medical students shift into their final weeks of prep for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), some may find themselves surrounded by a small library of study tools—video lectures, question banks, flash cards and spaced-repetition apps are among them. But how do you know if you are studying efficiently instead of simply spinning your wheels?
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1 month ago | 
ama-assn.org | Brendan Murphy
The AMA Research Challenge—the largest event of its kind—offers medical students, residents, fellows, and IMGs the opportunity to showcase their scholarly pursuits in front of some of the brightest minds in medicine. For those considering participating in the largest national, multispecialty research event for medical students and residents with a $10,000 grand prize—the abstract submission deadline is July 16, 2025.
