Iowa CME Requirements

Learn about the Iowa Board of Medicine and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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April 24, 2026: State Advocacy Update

Recent state scope of practice legislative activity and major medical liability reform bill passed in New Mexico in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update

Are you a physician in Iowa?

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Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month

Each month, the AMA Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) identifies one event to highlight as the Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month. Find out more.

Med School Life
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6 specialties that value away rotations in GME interview invites

Specialty-specific Match data shows how doing an away rotation can be a factor in earning a coveted interview invitation from a residency program.   

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The Road to Residency
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36 states lack regulatory oversight of med spas

How do states oversee medical spas on ownership, licensure or scope of practice? Research shows that most do very little. Learn what needs to change.

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Fighting for Physicians

Physician Workforce Maps

The AMA Health Workforce Mapper is a free, customizable, interactive tool that illustrates the geographic distribution of the health care workforce. 

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Most popular medical residency programs in Iowa

Take an insider’s peek at which residency programs in Iowa are capturing the interest of your peers.

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Rep. Miller-Meeks, MD, receives outstanding government service award

The AMA award recognizes her work in Congress aimed at preventing further Medicare cuts, protecting patient access, easing prior authorization burdens, and more.

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State medical liability reform

Download PDFs of state law charts, issue briefs and model legislation to learn how the AMA pursues medical liability laws on the state level to reshape the current medical liability system to better serve both physicians and patients.

State Advocacy

HOD State Medical 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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Curiosity drives discovery, reshaping the future of cystic fibrosis

Michael Welsh, MD, of University of Iowa Health Care shares how decades of breakthroughs have made normal life possible for many cystic fibrosis patients.

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Health System Spotlight
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6 tips to help PGY-1s level up for second half of intern year

As first-year resident physicians take on greater responsibility, honing efficiency and sharpening communication skills can help them thrive.

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Thriving in Residency