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American Medical Association (AMA) Style Quick Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide some basic rules for the American Medical Association Style.

Blogs

Format:
Author Last Name First Initial. Blog post title. Weblog name in italics blog. Date posted. Date Accessed. URL.
Example:
Manno C. JAMA Network guidance on Venn diagrams. AMA Style Insider blog. July 15, 2021. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://amastyleinsider.com/2021/07/15/jama-network-guidance-on-venn-diagrams/.

Facebook

Format:
FaceBook page name. Full text of post. Date accessed. Page URL. 
Example:
Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine. Athletes could face the warmest #Olympic Games in decades, & experts have expressed concern. If you now find yourself wondering about hot weather exercises — then consider these precautionary measures provided by our experts. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayoqahot-weather-exercise #MayoClinicQandA #FitTipFriday. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.facebook.com/mayoclinicsportsmedicine

YouTube

Format:
YouTube page name or video title. Date Published. Date Accessed. URL.
Examples: 
Technology outreach to reduce health disparities and stigma. National Library of Medicine. July 8, 2020. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-zPCQR2qY.
PBS NewsHour YouTube page. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour.

Tweet

Format:
Username on Twitter. Full Tweet. URL of the post. Date of posting. Dated Accessed. 
Example: 
@AMAManual. Another great resource for guidance on postpublication corrections (and many other issues) is COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics) https://publicationethics.org. https://twitter.com/AMAManual/status/1392136911569969156. May 11, 2021. Accessed July 28, 2021.