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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To implement coaching in GME, look to those who’ve done it

A textbook published by the AMA lays out how to create a coaching program for graduate learners, as well as how to make it work long term.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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How physician specialty choices change between M2 and graduation

Survey data shows that most medical students change their specialty choices, and there are clear trends in which specialties are the beneficiaries.

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Prep for Residency
Succeeding in Medical School
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Aug. 23, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Budget neutrality reform bill introduced in Senate and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Aug. 23, 2024: National Advocacy Update

New CMS guidance adds flexibility to ACO REACH Model reporting requirements and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Is private practice collapsing? Congress can help stem the tide

From Medicare payment to prior authorization and beyond, independent physicians are being squeezed out of practice. The AMA is pushing hard for fixes.

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Private Practices
Fighting for Physicians
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In Pacific Northwest, climate change is a health equity concern

Smoke from the annual late summer wildfires in Washington brings a surge of pediatric asthma patients to Confluence Health emergency departments.

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Optimal Health
Health System Spotlight
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WPS Members and News Highlights-August 2024

The August 2024 issue of member news details the governing council's participation in the Section Leadership Retreat and its three primary goals for the year.

Women Physicians
Heather Spies, MD
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In tackling physician burnout, don’t be afraid to use the “TWord”

In their effort to ease the burdens that drive physician burnout, leaders at Sanford Health track how often teamwork is used in orders—the TWord.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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To prevent heart disease, intervene early and often

Interventions to improve heart health take time, says cardiologist and AMA member Willie Lawrence, MD. Keep these tips in mind to increase BP control.

Prevention & Wellness