Alaska CME Requirements

Learn about the Alaska Medical Board and earn over 40 of your CME credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Medical Student Section (MSS) Region executive board members

Leadership of the seven MSS Regions is responsible for policy development and facilitate engagement and collaboration between local campus sections.  

Medical Students

Are you a physician in Alaska?

Visit AMA's Find a Doctor to claim your physician page, verify your information, and add practice details.

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Janice Heaton-Sheufelt, MD

Janice Heaton-Sheufelt, MD, serves as vice chair and member at-large on the Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Affairs at the American Medical Association.

AI/AN Affairs
Donald Warne, MD, MPH

Donald Warne, MD, MPH

Donald Warne, MD, MPH, serves as the member at-large on the Advisory Committee on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Affairs at the American Medical Association.

AI/AN Affairs
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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.

State Advocacy

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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Here’s how to make the most of patients’ wearable data

Recent AMA survey research shows what stops doctors from using patients’ wearable data. Get expert tips on how to move forward with this patient info.

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10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets
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10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets

Find out if your state is on this top 10 list—one where patients and physicians definitely don’t want it to be. 

Access to Care
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From city to city, health insurers hold outsized market share

The last decade has seen a drop in health insurance competition. Find out how it’s affecting the vast majority of U.S. metro areas. 

Access to Care

Observership FAQs

The AMA provides helpful information for international medical graduates about the observership process in the U.S.

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AMA report: Health insurance giants tighten grip on U.S. markets

High company market share and troubling market concentration plague the health insurance industry.

Press Releases
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Your Care is at Our Core

As physicians, we advocate for what matters most: Time to care for and connect with our patients.

State Advocacy