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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10 things you must know in residency training about life as a PGY-2

The second year is a big step up in responsibility—and pressure. Follow this hard-won wisdom from AMA members to succeed as a PGY-2.

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency

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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Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD

Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, is a member of the Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Ethical & Judicial Affairs
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Physician leadership is changing. Here’s what it takes.

Future physician leaders need more than management tracks. They need time, mentorship and authority to help redesign care.

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Career Development
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Mark Bair, MD, RPh

Mark Bair, MD, RPh, is a member on the Council on Constitution & Bylaws at the American Medical Association.

Constitution & Bylaws

"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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Marilyn Heine, MD, FACEP, FACP, FCPP

Marilyn J. Heine, MD

Marilyn J. Heine, MD, an emergency medicine and hematology oncology physician, is chair-elect of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees for 2026-2027.

Board of Trustees
Melissa J. Garretson, MD

Melissa J. Garretson, MD

Melissa J. Garretson, MD, a board-certified pediatrician, serves as a member of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees for the years 2024-2028.

Board of Trustees
Sandra Fryhofer, MD
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Sandra A. Fryhofer, MD, wins office of AMA president-elect

An internal medicine physician from Atlanta, Dr. Fryhofer will become AMA president in June 2027. Catch up on the other AMA election results.

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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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Residents in these specialties are more likely to stay

Analysis done by the AMA of resident and fellow surveys show that physicians in some specialties are more likely to stay after they graduate.

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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Nurse practitioners’ care linked to 11% longer stays in the ED

Research in a leading economics journal shows that NPs delivering emergency care also increased medical spending by $129 million in the VA system.

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Fighting for Physicians