Oregon CME Requirements

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AMA marks milestone in medical education

First medical students who received training under transformative national curricula redesign initiative begin to graduate this month.

Press Releases
Women in medicine at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
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Women wanting to lead in medicine can start when they’re students

A program at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine aims to increase the number of women in leadership roles through education, awareness. 

Medical School Diversity
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Aug. 24, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Oregon vetoes psychologist prescribing bill and enacts Tobacco 21 legislation in the latest round of state and local health care advocacy.

Advocacy Update
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Aug. 24, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA advises in a PDMP case that unwarranted disclosure of PDMP data to law enforcement could compromise care.

Advocacy Update
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PDMP case pits patient privacy against law-enforcement intrusion

A U.S. appeals panel reverses a medical privacy victory and fails to dismiss argument that patient, physician privacy concerns are “speculative.”

Judicial Advocacy
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Oregon clinic redesigns patient registration to save clicks, time

Gathering patient information before the visit saves precious time. Learn how one practice discovered a new process that could save $200,000 a year.

Sustainability
Top State Issues 2017
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5 issues physicians will take to state legislators in 2017

Legislation on physician-led team-based care and reversing the nation’s opioid epidemic and Medicaid are among the top issues faced at the state level this year.

State Advocacy
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Raising minimum age for purchasing tobacco has health implications

The move to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to 21 has major health implications. It will reduce the smoking rate over time by about 12 percent and smoking-related deaths by 10 percent.

Behavioral Health
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How medical liability reforms will be advanced, challenged in 2016

Details of plans the AMA has to continue to address upcoming medical liability reform efforts that drain health care resources that could be devoted instead to improved quality of care and access for patients.

Federal Advocacy