Continuing Medical Education

Earn your 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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Philadelphia internist receives medical executive award

Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, MACP, was recognized for her lasting impact advancing patient care, physician practice, and medical education.

Press Releases

How to choose a specialty?

FREIDA's Specialty Guide is designed to simplify medical students’ specialty selection process, highlight major specialties, detail training information, and provide access to related association information.

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Addison Shenk, DO, Research Challenge winner
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An award-winning medical student researcher’s blueprint for success

Medical student research opportunities are abundant. For the best results, follow personal passions, says the latest AMA Research Challenge winner.

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Succeed in Med School
Succeeding in Medical School
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This Ochsner Health “intrapreneur” has tips for innovating in-house

Korak Sarkar, MD, MHDS, leads a biodesign lab at Ochsner Health and details how physicians can pursue innovation from within their organizations.

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Career Development
Health System Spotlight
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What doctors want patients to know about chorionic villus sampling

CVS is a prenatal test to detect genetic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities. Learn what CVS can and cannot tell you, and when it is recommended. 

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Population Health
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™

"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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Doctors working in a busy hospital corridor
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10 things you must know in residency training about life as a PGY-2

The second year is a big step up in responsibility—and pressure. Follow this hard-won wisdom from AMA members to succeed as a PGY-2.

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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Medical education leadership opportunities

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

Medical Education
Darren Gitelman, MD
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Finding my place in medicine: Darren Gitelman, MD

After 20 years at one institution, Dr Gitelman, a behavioral neurologist, switched jobs for the opportunity to build a new program. It transformed his career.

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Transition to Attending
Finding My Place in Medicine

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.

Medical team

Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD

Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD, is vice chair of the Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Ethical & Judicial Affairs

Michael G. Knight, MD, MSHP

Michael G. Knight, MD, MSHP, is a member of the Council of Ethical & Judicial Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Ethical & Judicial Affairs