Florida CME Requirements

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

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What it's like to specialize in physiatry: Shadowing Dr. Amit Patel

AMA member Amit Patel, DO, of Medrina, says one of the big rewards of his practice is seeing geriatric patients regain function.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series

Are you a physician in Florida?

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

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What doctors wish patients knew about cervical cancer prevention

Cervical cancer kills more than 4,000 Americans each year, but these deaths can be prevented. Getting vaccinated against HPV and screened can be a lifesaver.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month

Each month, the AMA Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) identifies one event to highlight as the Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month. Find out more.

Med School Life
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Looking to ace Step 1? Here’s how these medical students did it

Start working on your practice questions now. Consider that and other pearls of wisdom from medical students who recently passed the USMLE Step 1. 

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
Succeeding in Medical School

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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What employed physicians should know about noncompete clauses

With more states restricting or banning physician noncompete clauses, the legal landscape is becoming more complex. A legal expert outlines some essentials.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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Which medical school clinical rotation is tougher than the rest?

Research and firsthand insight shed light on which of the six core clerkships will be most demanding. Also, get great tips to succeed in clerkship

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Clinical Rotations
Succeeding in Medical School
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To match in these physician specialties, away rotations are a must

Away rotations are a key to matching in surgical specialties. Even if not required, they help medical students test-drive potential residency programs.

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Clinical Rotations
The Road to Residency

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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Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium: 2013-2022

The AMA collaborated with medical schools to accelerate change in medical education and create a system that trains physicians who meet the needs of today's patients and anticipate future changes.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Training tomorrow’s physicians in the Gulf South

Tamika Webb-Detiege, MD, of Ochsner Health, discusses how the new HBCU medical school will train physicians to meet Gulf South workforce needs. 

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