Louisiana CME Requirements

Learn about the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME) and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets
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10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets

Find out if your state is on this top 10 list—one where patients and physicians definitely don’t want it to be. 

Access to Care

Are you a physician in Louisiana?

Visit AMA's Find a Doctor to claim your physician page, verify your information, and add practice details.

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How Ochsner continues to prioritize physician well-being

At the Gulf Coast-based health system, Gold-level recognition helps drive culture change, strengthen recruitment and support physician retention.

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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
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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

Physician Workforce Maps

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

Explore Louisiana's Health Care Workforce
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Training tomorrow’s physicians in the Gulf South

Tamika Webb-Detiege, MD, of Ochsner Health, discusses how the new HBCU medical school will train physicians to meet Gulf South workforce needs. 

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Health System Spotlight
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Lawmakers extend CMS hospital-at-home waiver for five years

The move is a big winner for patients and doctors that the AMA fought for to help boost care, cut postdischarge costs and save lives. 

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Most popular medical residency programs in Louisiana

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

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Observership FAQs

The AMA provides helpful information for international medical graduates about the observership process in the U.S.

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8 health systems finding success in physician recruitment, retention

From mentorship to well-being, health systems across the U.S. are finding creative ways to improve work environments to keep doctors engaged.

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Better-connected care shows quality and savings can rise together

Patient surveys rank Ochsner Health No. 3 nationally for care coordination as Medicare savings hit $44.8 million, showing value-based care can deliver on both.

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