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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3 Min Read

How this solo family practice integrates behavioral health care

This North Carolina family physician transformed her practice to meet the needs of patients struggling with substance-use disorder and mental health illness.

Behavioral Health
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4 Min Read

Medical specialty choice: Should residency training length matter?

Find out how long residency training lasts in each specialty, and learn with the AMA how big a factor that should play in your specialty choice.

Specialty Profiles
Sumi Sexton, MD
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How this family doctor finds satisfaction in juggling roles

Sumi Sexton, MD, balances a passion for family medicine with roles as an author, associate professor, and peer-reviewed journal editor.

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Leadership
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4 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Hopkins

AMA member Kevin Hopkins, MD, enjoys taking care of multiple generations of a family because he finds great fulfillment in those relationships and the trust implicit in them.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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5 Min Read

With no DPP in reach, a family medicine practice created its own

A family medicine practice created its own diabetes prevention program (DPP). The physician leading the project explains how patients are benefiting.

Prevention & Wellness
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8 Min Read

Treating substance use disorder as a family physician

Family physicians can treat a patient’s substance abuse disorder the same as any other chronic medical condition. Knowing the patients and their families well helps reduce stigma of illness.

Behavioral Health
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2 Min Read

AMA members take on new med ed leadership roles

These AMA members were recently appointed by external organizations to leadership positions. These individuals were nominated by the AMA to the respective organizations. Each organization made the final appointment decision from among the candidates it received:

Leadership
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What it's like to be in family medicine: Shadowing Dr. Wergin

Meet Robert Wergin, MD, a family physician and president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Dr. Wergin discusses what it’s like to specialize in family medicine.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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More residents choose family medicine, but gaps remain in primary care workforce

Recent boosts still will fall short of increasing the primary care workforce to the overall 40 percent level recommended by GME policy experts.

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