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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Nariman Heshmati, MD
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9 Min Read

Finding my place in medicine: Nariman Heshmati, MD, ob-gyn

AMA member Nariman Heshmati, MD, says interviewing can make it clear which job is the right one—if you know what you want and how to ask for it.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice

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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General surgery residents work an average of 75 hours a week

Get the details on AMA-exclusive data from 3,000 residents and fellows on “time spend” among physicians in training. 

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Residency Life
Thriving in Residency
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What doctors want patients to know about preventing pickleball injuries

Many older adults have taken up pickleball. An Atlantic Health sports medicine physician details what to know about avoiding injuries.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
Drs. Niki, Avani and Shiv Patel
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3 siblings, 3 specialties: 1 family's insight on physician career paths

Drs. Niki, Avani and Shiv Patel all pursued careers in medicine, but their specialty choice decisions were shaped by following their unique passions.

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency

"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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Janelle Marra

Janelle Marra, DO (she/her)

Janelle Marra, DO, is a family medicine/sports medicine physician and serves as the GLMA liaison on the LGBTQ+ Section Governing Council.

LGBTQ+ Section
Brian Grady

Brian Grady, MD (he/him/his)

Brian Grady, MD, is a urologist and serves as a member at-large on LGBTQ+ Section Governing Council.

LGBTQ+ Section
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Matthew Lecuyer, MD, MPH (he/him)

Matthew Lecuyer, MD, MPH, serves as the Young Physicians Section representative on the LGBTQ+ Governing Council.

LGBTQ+ Section

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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Joshua Marc Cohen, MD, MPH, FAHS

Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH

Joshua M. Cohen, MD, MPH, FAHS, is chair-elect of the Council on Science & Public Health at the American Medical Association.

Science & Public Health

Cynthia Romero, MD

Cynthia Romero, MD, is a member of the Council on Science & Public Health at the American Medical Association.

Science & Public Health