Continuing Medical Education

Earn your Radiation Oncology 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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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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Clinical Rotations
The Road to Residency

How to become a radiation oncologist?

A radiation oncologist is a physician that specializes in the use of ionizing radiation to provide therapeutic benefits to patients via external beam radiation, brachytherapy, intra-operative radiation and radiopharmaceuticals.

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10 memoirs that offer inspiring accounts of life in medicine

AMA members outline some of their favorite memoirs that will give medical students and physicians a broader glimpse into life as a doctor. 

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Med School Life
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
Lingling Du, MD
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Finding my place in medicine: Lingling Du, MD, oncologist

For Dr. Du, Ochsner Health’s supportive, multidisciplinary team and strong leadership helped shape her fulfilling career in medicine.

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Transition to Attending
Finding My Place in Medicine
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How hard is it to fill jobs in your physician specialty?

New data shows how nationwide doctor shortages play out for health care employers—and how hiring timelines vary by specialty.

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Career Development
Transitioning to Practice

"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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Which GME specialties have the most—and fewest—MD-PhDs?

About 3% of residents have MD-PhD degrees. Learn how this track affects specialty choice, GME-application strategy and long-term career opportunities. 

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Specialty Profiles
The Road to Residency
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These physicians are most at risk for social isolation

A national study shows women, unmarried and early-career physicians face higher social isolation, a factor tied to burnout and suicidal thoughts.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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When health care teams run short, physician burnout rises

AMA data shows how inadequate staffing takes a toll on well-being and retention across physician specialties. Smart health systems are making a change.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians

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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What it's really like in diagnostic radiology—from 4 physicians who know

Shadowing one diagnostic radiologist is the best way to learn about life in the specialty. Exploring these insights from four of them is the next best thing.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
Holly Grace, MD

Holly Grace, MD

Holly Grace, MD, serves as the Resident & Fellow Section representative to the Women Physicians Section for the 2024-2026 term.

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