Pennsylvania CME Requirements

Pennsylvania’s MD & DO governing bodies and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Pennsylvania’s highest court to determine sugary-drink tax’s fate

The AMA says the tax helps lower obesity rates and that ruling against it could also jeopardize nontax initiatives to improve the public’s health.

Judicial Advocacy
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AMA presents government service award to Penn. attorney general

The AMA presented Josh Shapiro, attorney general for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service.

Press Releases
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At these 3 med schools, health systems science is core component

Faculty from innovative schools are incorporating med ed’s “third pillar” and highlight its benefits for students, physicians and patients.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Informed-consent ruling may have “far-reaching, negative impact”

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that physicians cannot delegate their informed-consent process to qualified staff.

Judicial Advocacy
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Sugary-drinks tax passes legal muster in Pennsylvania

Physicians support the idea to lower consumption of sugary drinks and help fund anti-obesity health programs.

Judicial Advocacy
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Many influential physicians share common trait: AMA membership

AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD, and 25 other AMA members are included in a health care magazine's list of most influential physician executives and leaders.

Leadership
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April 20, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Kentucky's medical review panel legislation, opioids on the decline and more in AMA's state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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Court case tests Philadelphia’s sugary drinks tax

The City of Brotherly Love says it can tax the distribution of products that harm public health. The AMA and other health organizations support the tax.

Judicial Advocacy
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State supreme court could narrow confidentiality of physician peer-review

To be effective in improving quality of care, peer-review of physicians requires confidentiality. A state supreme court case examines a case involving a third-party peer-review.

Judicial Advocacy