Continuing Medical Education

Earn your Family 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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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

How to become a family physician?

Family physicians deliver a range of acute, chronic, and preventive medical care services. Family physicians also manage chronic illness, often coordinating care provided by other subspecialists.

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These 9 physician specialties report highest burnout rates

Burnout rates are falling overall, and even some hard-hit specialties improved. But AMA exclusive data shows differences across physician specialties remain.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Geisinger CMO works to cut friction and lift care

Jason Mitchell, MD, is focused on removing barriers, supporting care teams and advancing innovation to strengthen care across the health system. 

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Health System Spotlight
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Which medical school clinical rotation is tougher than the rest?

Research and firsthand insight shed light on which of the six core clerkships will be most demanding. Also, get great tips to succeed in clerkship

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Succeeding in Medical School

"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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To match in these physician specialties, away rotations are a must

Away rotations are a key to matching in surgical specialties. Even if not required, they help medical students test-drive potential residency programs.

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The Road to Residency
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Medical student specialty selection: What to know

From real-life physician insights to specialty overviews, this comprehensive AMA resource helps you confidently choose your medical specialty.

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The Road to Residency
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Finding my place in medicine: Christopher Garofalo, MD, family physician

Dr. Garofalo, who also practices obstetrics, chose private practice for control of his schedule and to provide longitudinal care to his patients.

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Finding My Place in Medicine

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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Residency specialties that medical students are researching most

From anesthesiology to urology, this exclusive user data reveals which medical specialties get the most attention when your peers weigh their residency program options.

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Top 10 specialties with the most medical residency positions

 In a unique view of FREIDA data drawing from more than 45,000 first-year residency positions, we reveal which medical specialties offer the most opportunity.

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