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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Sara E. Monaco, MD
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What it's like to specialize in pathology: Shadowing Dr. Monaco

AMA member Sara E. Monaco, MD, of Geisinger, says laboratory medicine can be hugely rewarding despite the absence of direct patient care.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series

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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How 4th-year medical school electives can set up PGY-1 success

Fourth-year medical students can maximize readiness for residency by pursuing elective rotations that foster skill building and address knowledge gaps.

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
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Obstetric complications linked to female surgeons’ workplaces

Female surgery residents putting in 60-hour workweeks saw more complications, study shows. “We should be acting on this,” says one physician executive.

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Physician Health
Thriving in Residency
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Physicians in these 10 specialties are less likely to quit

Exclusive AMA data shows fewer doctors plan to leave their jobs in two years, a sign of progress on retention. But this varies across physician specialties.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians

"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.

Shadow a Physician
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IMGs: These 4 tips can help you succeed with Match

While the majority of IMGs match, they face longer odds than U.S. medical school graduates. Here’s how IMGs can find a residency program that fits.

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
AMA Independent Practice Accelerator Workshop
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Looking to start or grow your independent practice? Register now

The two-day AMA Independent Practice Accelerator Workshop will help doctors get up to speed on launching or strengthening a private practice.

Private Practices
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of May 4, 2026

In the news: Hantavirus outbreak unlikely to become pandemic, shingles vaccine may protect against dementia, social media normalizes teen inhalant use and more.

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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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These physician specialties score highest on resident well-being

Ob-gyn and anesthesiology residents and fellows reported higher burnout rates than physicians in some other specialties, AMA-exclusive data shows.

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Resident Wellness
Thriving in Residency
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For 7th straight year, medical liability insurance premiums climb

Meanwhile, specialists such as ob-gyns are very likely to face a medical liability claim during their career. Dig into the AMA’s latest research.

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