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American Medical Association

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If quiet quitting was a company - Director American Medical Association Employee Review

3.0
Feb 20, 2023
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Pros

A great place to learn office politics, to learn how to stall, to learn how to be strategic about what you say and what you don't say. Think of it as the equivalent of a high stake poker game where the winner get to invade a country that has no land. If you get to travel, you get to enjoy some nice perks - again Director or VP Some jobs get great perks like paid rent, private parking at the Trump tower and stipend for air travel (director or VP).

Cons

The AMA exists for the one and only purpose to collect CPT money. They have a mandate over it and a monopoly. The AMA also does everything to avoid paying taxes, including buying software and letting it die, purposefully derailing initiatives, investing in delusional ventures (IHMI is a good example)... it's a really fascinating place to be if you don't care about your career or want to coast. I knew many people (especially at director and VP level) who worked less than 10h a week and honestly good for them for gaming the system. Some of them have built other businesses during working hours and are now trying to sell their service to...The AMA. Other than that, you have the classic garbage micromanagers (especially health solutions), your uptight HR and collections of yes-people. Basically a classic setup from 1975.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Mission-driven organization. Competitive pay. Exceptional PTO. Newly eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness! The new CEO brought a faster pace, increased visibility, and greater opportunity to get your work and ideas in front of senior leaders. It can be tough to find a workplace that's more than a paycheck - one where you feel good about your impact. But it feels good every day to stand up for science, vaccines, and patients.

Cons

We can often move too slowly and too bureaucratically. TBQH, I think a lot of the negative reaction to the new CEO is in response to his efforts to break down silos and have us move faster. Some of these silos make the AMA seem like multiple organizations - not all of them aligned with one mission. It's also a very, very meeting-heavy culture.

3.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Great pay for a nonprofit/association + great benefits. Beautiful office location in River North. Great sense of community in employee resource groups (ERGs) and on some teams (VERY team-dependent). I, personally, love my team, my manager, and my general department.

Cons

Extremely bureaucratic. The new CEO seems very focused on his external image, rather than the company's image. Also weirdly focused on AI in medicine instead of other, more pressing issues, with our medical system and physician workloads. He has had off-putting reactions to standard questions in employee town halls. He has also hired some senior executives who came straight from the most problematic health insurance companies, which feels pretty gross. AMA policy is set by members and can feel very rigid. As someone who identifies as liberal, the policies (and AMA in general) feel very conservative. Definitely does NOT feel like you're working in public health. AMA tends to play it "safe" in D.C. by trying to be friends with everybody in Congress, which is hard to watch. I feel very uncomfortable with AMA policy decisions based on my own personal politics. Regarding community -- if you're lucky, you'll get a team with a similar mindset, but work experience at AMA depends almost entirely on your manager and your team. The internal culture between teams can be really weird and sometimes toxic. Diversity in senior management is quite low, though middle-management and below are very diverse.

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