Organization Guide
Understanding the “who’s who” of organizations involved in U.S. graduate medical education (GME) can be difficult, but knowing who to contact about what and how is an essential part of your successful integration into the U.S. health care system. To help you navigate this system, we have compiled a list of the organizations you will likely come in contact with during the residency application process and throughout your first year of residency. To view an organization’s mission, website, and information about what you would contact them for and what resources they can offer to assist you, click on the appropriate tab below.
American Medical Association
Also known as...
AMA
Their Mission is...
To promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
You might contact them to...
- Join the AMA
- Get involved with AMA Sections and Special Groups, including the Resident and Fellow Section, Young Physician Section, the International Medical Graduates Section, and the Women Physicians Congress
- Learn about Observerships and Observership programs
- Earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits
- Search the JAMA Career Center
- Follow AMA’s advocacy efforts
Some resources you might find helpful...
- Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA™)
- State Medical Licensure Requirements and Statistics
- Graduate Medical Education Directory (GMED)
- AMA Observership Guidelines
- AMA Resident and Fellow Section Listserv
- GME e-Letter
- Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
- AMA Morning Rounds e-newsletter
- Introduction to the Practice of Medicine educational series
- Succeeding from Medical School to Practice
- Drug Pronunciation Guide
- AMA Code of Medical Ethics
