Virginia CME Requirements

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Alarming drop in life expectancy sparks call for study, action

Physicians want to better understand what’s behind the distressing trend and how to reverse it. Through advocacy and prevention initiatives, the AMA aims to help patients live longer, healthier lives.

Public Health
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Virginia med students, residents help open 25 more GME spots

A shortage of graduate medical education slots has become the norm. But starting in July, Virginia will begin funding new residency positions.

GME Funding
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To find fixes, Virginia health system asks, “What’s working?”

Focusing on the positive boosts resilience and collaboration. How an academic health system used the approach to improve care transitions.

Scope of Practice
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AMA analyses support blocking the Anthem-Cigna, Aetna-Humana mergers

Competition and choice hang in balance as the health insurance industry slides toward corporate monopolies.

Press Releases
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AMA-IMG Section member named president-elect of Medical Society of Virginia

Bhushan Pandya, MD, chair-elect of the AMA International Medical Graduates (IMG) Section Governing Council, has recently been appointed as the 2016 president-elect of the Medical Society of Virginia.

International Medical Graduates
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How Medicare cuts threaten access to care in Virginia

Unless Congress repeals Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by March 31, Virginia physicians face a 24 percent cut to payments for Medicare claims. If the cut happens, consequences for the state include: - The average physician would get a cut of $17,000. ...

Medicare & Medicaid