Alabama CME Requirements

Learn about Alabama’s governing bodies for CME and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Fixing prior auth: Give doctors a true peer to talk with—stat

“Peer-to-peer” consults are often with health plan employees who lack the right expertise, training or credentials. The AMA is fighting to change that.

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Ochsner Health’s in Hurricane Alley, but doctors stay put. Here’s why.

Gulf South-based health system boasts low doctor turnover rate, wins kudos from USA Today, Gallup, Fortune magazine. Find out what they’re doing right.

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State medical liability reform

Download PDFs of state law charts, issue briefs and model legislation to learn how the AMA pursues medical liability laws on the state level to reshape the current medical liability system to better serve both physicians and patients.

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Family medicine programs with the most residency positions

According to FREIDA™ data, family medicine offers nearly 5,760 first-year medical residency positions. Here are the programs offering the most opportunities.

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Physician Workforce Maps

The AMA Health Workforce Mapper is a free, customizable, interactive tool that illustrates the geographic distribution of the health care workforce. 

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Transitional year programs with the most residency positions

According to FREIDA™ data, transitional year offers 2,231 first-year medical residency positions. Here are the programs offering the most opportunities.

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10 most-viewed pathology-anatomic and clinical residency programs

FREIDA™ users have tallied more than 25,000 views of pathology-anatomic and clinical residency programs. Of the 143 pathology-anatomic and clinical residencies listed, here are the 10 programs that rose to the top for user interest.

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10 most-viewed neurological surgery residency programs

FREIDA™ users have tallied more than 9,000 views of neurological surgery residency programs. Of the 118 neurological surgery residencies listed, here are the 10 programs that ranked at the top for user interest.

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HOD State Medical Societies

The House of Delegates (HOD) is the legislative and policy-making body of the American Medical Association. State medical associations and national medical specialty societies are represented in the HOD along with AMA sections, national societies such as AMWA, AOA and the NMA, professional interest medical associations, and the federal services, including the Public Health Service.

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10 most-viewed psychiatry residency programs

FREIDA™ users have tallied more than 85,000 views of psychiatry residency programs. Of the 331 psychiatry residencies listed, here are the 10 programs that rose to the top for user interest.

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10 most-viewed radiology-diagnostic residency programs

FREIDA™ users have tallied more than 32,000 views of radiology-diagnostic residency programs. Of the 198 radiology-diagnostic residencies listed, here are the 10 programs that rose to the top for user interest.

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