Illinois CME Requirements

Learn about the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and earn over 100 of your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Medical liability premium hikes continue for 4th straight year

A hard medical liability market—one with increasing premiums—has grasped some states and is creeping across the nation. Discover tools to combat it.

Sustainability
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PAs pushing to expand their scope of practice across the country

Some bills would allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice without doctor supervision. Learn how physicians in one state stopped this scope creep.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Stepping up to help pregnant patients with substance-use disorders

AMA member Ruchi Fitzgerald, MD, helps run an innovative effort to help pregnant patients and others with substance-use disorder get lifesaving care.

Behavioral Health
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Voices from the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium

Each month, the AMA highlights institutions to showcase their work with the consortium and innovations in medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Nearly 80% of Medicare Advantage markets are “highly concentrated”

AMA analysis of markets in 380 metropolitan statistical areas finds that nearly 80% are “highly concentrated,” according to federal guidelines.

Access to Care
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Firearm safe-storage rules help stop tragic child deaths

Keeping firearms where kids can get at them in foster homes or home day cares is a recipe for death, injury and trauma. Learn more with the AMA.

Judicial Advocacy
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New study shows Medicare Advantage markets lack competition

Annual AMA analysis monitoring competition in health insurance markets now includes insight on Medicare Advantage

Press Releases
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Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) regional councils

Find details about the Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) regions and their role in providing information about the section.

Residents & Fellows
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COVID infections are increasing across the U.S. with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the increase in COVID-19 infections.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast