Continuing Medical Education

Earn your Dermatology CME at AMA Ed Hub. We make it easy for you to find education based on your needs and interests. Accessible on any device and at any time, courses are available in a variety of formats, so that you can listen, watch, read or interact in ways that best suit your needs.

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What doctors want patients to know about summer skin safety

Too much sun exposure can have damaging effects on skin, but following proper precautions can help. Follow these summer sun safety tips.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™

How to become a dermatologist?

A dermatologist is a physician with training and expertise in the diagnosis and medical/surgical management of diseases of the skin, hair and nails, and mucous membranes.

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Hillary Johnson-Jahangir

Hillary Johnson-Jahangir, MD, PhD

Hillary Johnson-Jahangir, MD, PhD, a board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon specializing in immunology, serves as secretary of the Private Practice Physician Section (PPPS) for the 2026-2028 term.

Private Practice Physicians
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How program signals affect Match odds in competitive specialties

For residency applicants, signals are associated with better chances of matching. How does their potency change across physician specialties?

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
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What doctors want patients to know about wearing sunscreen

Most people do not wear sunscreen properly. Two dermatologists explain what to look for and how to properly apply sunscreen, no matter the season.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™

"Shadow Me" Specialty Series

As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it's like in a particular specialty? Shadowing a doctor offers valuable insights to help determine whether a career in certain specialty is a good fit for you. Meet featured physicians in the AMA’s  “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties.

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How medical students view the residency-selection research race

A survey of medical students found research projects aren’t always residency-interview fodder, but most think scholarly output affected their Match Day.

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
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How 4th-year medical school electives can set up PGY-1 success

Fourth-year medical students can maximize readiness for residency by pursuing elective rotations that foster skill building and address knowledge gaps.

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
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Physicians in these 10 specialties are less likely to quit

Exclusive AMA data shows fewer doctors plan to leave their jobs in two years, a sign of progress on retention. But this varies across physician specialties.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians

HOD Specialty 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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Best way to improve physician well-being? It’s more than the EHR

Exclusive AMA data helps pinpoint how to address core drivers of burnout, stress and satisfaction.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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Some specialties matched only residents who passed license exams on first try

Resident physicians in the U.S. training for some particularly competitive specialties had 100% first-attempt pass rates.

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency