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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Pharmacist with protection mask prescribing medicine
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4 Min Read

Don’t expand scope of practice for already overworked pharmacists

A congressional bill would add more to community pharmacists’ task list, expanding their scope of practice in a way that threatens patient safety.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
 Balls in a row following the leader
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9 Min Read

How Ochsner Health develops leaders ready to battle burnout

Against the headwinds of inflation and the pandemic, Ochsner sees a rise in job satisfaction and a drop in burnout. Learn why leadership is key.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
UPDATED
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6 Min Read

AMA successfully fights scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety

Patients deserve care led by physicians. The AMA successfully fights scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety through research and education.

Scope of Practice
Passport
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3 Min Read

Why medical students are pushing to improve the Conrad 30 program

Non-U.S. citizen physicians can help address workforce needs. But clearing a path for them to practice requires legislative legwork.

International Med Ed
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24 Min Read

How prior authorization disrupts patient care, Part I

In the first part of a two-part series episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about the current state of prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Moving Medicine Podcast
Narcan nasal spray
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4 Min Read

Narcan lands OTC approval: What it means for patients, doctors

The drug’s manufacturer and retailers must help ensure the lifesaving opioid overdose-reversal medication is widely available at an affordable price. 

Behavioral Health
Gerald E. Harmon, MD
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9 Min Read

How joy in practice drives Dr. Harmon in his senior years

AMA Immediate Past President Gerald E. Harmon, MD, is 71 and still works 65 hours a week. For him, the pleasure of being a physician never gets old.

Physician Health
Avani K. Patel, MD
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11 Min Read

This resident psychiatrist stakes her claim as physician leader

AMA member Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA, has faced many biases throughout her journey in medicine. But they have only pushed her to accomplish even more.  

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Resident Advocacy
Thriving in Residency
Pair of hands twined with red tape
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4 Min Read

Bills in 30 states show momentum to fix prior authorization

Nearly 90 bills have been considered this legislative session to rightsize the time-wasting, care-delaying practice of prior authorization. Learn more.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians