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Earn your Psychiatry 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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Some specialties matched only residents who passed license exams on first try

Resident physicians in the U.S. training for some particularly competitive specialties had 100% first-attempt pass rates.

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How to become a psychiatrist?

A psychiatrist specializes in the evaluation and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual and gender identity disorders, and adjustment disorders.

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6 specialties that value away rotations in GME interview invites

Specialty-specific Match data shows how doing an away rotation can be a factor in earning a coveted interview invitation from a residency program.   

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These 9 physician specialties report highest burnout rates

Burnout rates are falling overall, and even some hard-hit specialties improved. But AMA exclusive data shows differences across physician specialties remain.

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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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"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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Medical student specialty selection: What to know

From real-life physician insights to specialty overviews, this comprehensive AMA resource helps you confidently choose your medical specialty.

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Medical education leadership opportunities

Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.

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Residency specialties that medical students are researching most

From anesthesiology to urology, this exclusive user data reveals which medical specialties get the most attention when your peers weigh their residency program options.

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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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Top 10 specialties with the most medical residency positions

 In a unique view of FREIDA data drawing from more than 45,000 first-year residency positions, we reveal which medical specialties offer the most opportunity.

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Psychiatry programs with the most residency positions

According to FREIDA™ data, psychiatry offers 2,472 first-year medical residency positions. Here are the programs offering the most opportunities.

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