State CME Requirements

Learn more about specific state CME requirements and browse the many online CME opportunities we offer to help you meet those requirements.

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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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What doctors want patients to know about concussions

Concussions shouldn't be brushed off as just a bump on the head. Recognizing signs early and knowing when to seek care can help with concussion recovery.

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Injury & Violence
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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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
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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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10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets

Find out if your state is on this top 10 list—one where patients and physicians definitely don’t want it to be. 

Access to Care
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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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
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Real time or 2x? How med students consume preclerkship lectures

One-third of second-year medical students said they attend in-person lectures infrequently. What are they missing by watching them online?

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Succeed in Med School
Succeeding in Medical School
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Is academic medicine the right physician career path for you?

AMA member Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, has worked in academia for more than a decade since residency. Here’s what she has learned.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice