Continuing Medical Education

Earn your Pathology 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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Molecular Pathology Tier 2 Codes

See the most recently approved CPT® Molecular Pathology Tier 2 Codes.

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How to become a pathologist?

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical, and physical sciences.

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Step 2 scores decoded: What they mean for your Match prospects

How might your score on the USMLE Step 2 CK affect your residency-application approach? Dive into the NRMP data for MDs, DOs and IMGs.

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Preparing for Residency
The Road to Residency
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Physicians in these 10 specialties are less likely to quit

Exclusive AMA data shows fewer doctors plan to leave their jobs soon, a sign of progress on retention. Find out how physician specialties compare.

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What life is like in 10 specialties—from the physicians who know

Shadowing a physician is the best way to learn about life in their specialty. Exploring these insights from dozens of them is the next best thing.

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"Shadow Me" Specialty Series

"Shadow Me" Specialty Series

As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it's like in a particular specialty? Shadowing a doctor offers valuable insights to help determine whether a career in certain specialty is a good fit for you. Meet featured physicians in the AMA’s  “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties.

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10 most-viewed pathology-anatomic and clinical residency programs

FREIDA™ users have tallied more than 25,000 views of pathology-anatomic and clinical residency programs. Of the 143 pathology-anatomic and clinical residencies listed, here are the 10 programs that rose to the top for user interest.

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What it’s like in forensic pathology: Shadowing Dr. Gill

The dead can’t speak, but their bodies do—and forensic pathologists are fluent in their language, says AMA member James R. Gill, MD.

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What it’s like to specialize in pathology: Shadowing Dr. Koepsell

AMA member Scott Koepsell, MD, says the COVID-19 pandemic will leave pathologists more prepared for when similar infectious diseases next emerge.

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HOD Specialty 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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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.

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What it’s like to specialize in forensic pathology: Shadowing Dr. Jorden

Being a forensic pathologist allows Michelle A. Jorden, MD, to tell the patient’s story of how they died and what symptoms they may have experienced prior to death.

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