Continuing Medical Education

Earn your Emergency Medicine 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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New data details how telehealth use varies by physician specialty

Overall, telehealth use has nearly tripled since before COVID-19 hit. Find out which physician specialties are using telehealth the most—and least.

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Fighting for Physicians

How to become an emergency medicine physician?

A physician who specializes in Emergency Medicine focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department.

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8 things to do if you aren’t getting enough residency interviews

How many residency interviews is enough? When should you adjust application strategy? Take these steps if your interview count’s on the low side.  

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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Are you ready for residency? Specialty choice may tell the tale

The overwhelming majority of PGY-1s from U.S. medical schools meet program directors’ expectations, but the results vary by specialty.

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Specialty Profiles
The Road to Residency
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Creating space for physicians to rest, reflect and reconnect

The Permanente Medical Group’s retreats show how physician well-being programs restore connection, compassion and meaning in medicine.

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"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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When should you expect physician residency interview invites?

Here is what residency applicants should know about that question, along with key deadlines and managing a physician residency-interview schedule.

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The Road to Residency
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What doctors wish parents knew about when to seek emergency care

Unsure if your child needs the emergency department, urgent care or a checkup? William Lennarz, MD, of Ochsner Children’s, shares how parents can decide.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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With virtual program at Ochsner Health, 70% of patients skip the ED

Through the Louisiana-based health system’s virtual emergency department, dedicated visits and navigators reroute non‑emergent cases, cut wait times and enhance care.

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Health System Spotlight

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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How emergency medicine’s new application could affect your Match

From lower costs to a single personal statement, what to know about changes to the physician residency application process in emergency medicine.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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Doctors work fewer hours, but the EHR still follows them home

While physicians report shorter workweeks, AMA data show EHR and admin tasks still consume off-hours, signaling a need to ease the burden for doctors.

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Fighting for Physicians