Virginia CME Requirements

Learn about the Virginia Board of Medicine and earn over 50 of your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Medical education and workforce development

Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

Are you a physician in Virginia?

Visit AMA's Find a Doctor to claim your physician page, verify your information, and add practice details.

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Medical student’s research on overdose training wins $10,000 prize

Osteopathic medical student Addison Shenk won the 2025 AMA Research Challenge with her naloxone-simulation training project.

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Transitional year programs with the most residency positions

According to FREIDA™ data, transitional year offers 2,231 first-year medical residency positions. Here are the programs offering the most opportunities.

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Family medicine programs with the most residency positions

According to FREIDA™ data, family medicine offers nearly 5,760 first-year medical residency positions. Here are the programs offering the most opportunities.

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Physician Workforce Maps

The AMA Health Workforce Mapper is a free, customizable, interactive tool that illustrates the geographic distribution of the health care workforce. 

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10 most-viewed neurology residency programs

FREIDA™ users have tallied more than 97,000 views of neurology residency programs. Of the 191 neurology residencies listed, here are the 10 programs that rose to the top for user interest.

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Most popular medical residency programs in Virginia

Take an insider’s peek at which residency programs in Virginia are capturing the interest of your peers.

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A secret to value-based care success: Right help at the right time

Central Virginia Family Physicians has scored shared-savings wins while preserving its autonomy.

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HOD State Medical 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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Fighting government interference in evidence-based medicine

The AMA is committed to defending the practice of medicine and vigorously opposes legislative efforts to criminalize and restrict reproductive health services.

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ChangeMedEd®: Groundwork teams, Innovation Grants and sites

In support of our work to catalyze innovation in medical education, the AMA's efforts and focus have entered an important new phase. Learn more. 

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