Connecticut CME Requirements

Learn about the Connecticut State Department of Public Health and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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These med students learn to motivate lifestyle changes

Too many physicians are ill-equipped to help patients to do the hard work of changing harmful health behaviors. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is working to change that.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Dec. 28, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed cut for services reported with modifier 2 and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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For patients struggling with opioids, ED visit can mark new start

Emergency departments emerge as places where opioid-use disorder treatment can be initiated and longer-term care coordinated.

Behavioral Health
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Unique challenges face clinicians delivering care behind bars

Clinicians working in correctional settings need to offer good care while respecting incarcerated patients’ autonomy.

Population Health
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Innovative EHR platform brings 11,000 true-life cases to med ed

The University of Connecticut is one of several medical schools using an adapted EHR for case presentation. The platform features thousands of records with real patient data.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Top State Issues 2017
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5 issues physicians will take to state legislators in 2017

Legislation on physician-led team-based care and reversing the nation’s opioid epidemic and Medicaid are among the top issues faced at the state level this year.

State Advocacy
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New analyses support blocking pending insurance mergers

Two analyses continue to demonstrate the majority of commercial health insurance markets in the United States are highly concentrated. Proposed mergers would jeopardize patient access to affordable coverage and care.

Access to Care
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AMA analyses support blocking the Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana mergers

Competition and choice hang in balance as the health insurance industry slides toward corporate monopolies.

Press Releases
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36 med students, young physicians recognized as future leaders

Three dozen med students, residents and early career physicians received recognition for their work. Awards cover reducing health care disparities, as well as non-clinical leadership in advocacy, community service and education.

Awards