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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Clear Search
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Redefining "cause of death" meaning would upend medical liability law

Discover how the AMA is urging Pennsylvania’s highest court to overturn a decision that would wreak havoc in the medical liability insurance market.

Judicial Advocacy
Scales of justice
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Jury needs to weigh evidence when there’s battle of medical experts

If a jury can infer medical negligence simply because there was an injury, physicians unfairly become guarantors of good outcomes, doctors tell court.

Judicial Advocacy
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Jury’s knowledge of potential side effects key to fair verdicts

Pennsylvania’s highest court sides with AMA’s stance on whether a jury should be able to consider a patient’s assumed risk to treatment.

Judicial Advocacy
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Will the U.S. get its first supervised drug consumption site?

As a federal appeals court weighs the question, the AMA details the evidence showing such facilities can save lives and improve public health.

Judicial Advocacy
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Physicians: Antibiotic resistance is a problem, but not in my office

Outpatient antibiotic stewardship is needed to improve prescribing and address the threat of antibiotic resistance. How do physicians feel about the issue?

Behavioral Health
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How many COVID-19 cases are going undetected?

The number of reported COVID-19 cases is likely to be significantly lower than the actual number of infections, according to study of antibody surveillance data.

Infectious Diseases
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AMA, leading physician orgs urge additional COVID-19 legislative steps

Physician organizations urge additional federal support for physician practices that are financially battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Press Releases
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Saving time and lives by increased access to MAT in Pennsylvania

John Gallagher, MD, asked policymakers the hard questions about why barriers to effective treatment were allowed to persist.

Behavioral Health
Ambulances
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Dr. Jha: Unique U.S. solution needed to tackle high health spending

America’s high spending on health care comes with tradeoffs. While negative factors exist—such as the expensive cost of drugs and medical procedures—there are positives too.

Public Health Advocacy