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Continuing Education: JAMA Network

Continuing medical education (CME), continuing education (CE) and maintenance of certification (MOC) options available from Advocate Health - Midwest Library resources

Information and Accreditation

The Journal of the American Medical Association provides access to over 1700 CME opportunities that can be filtered by topic and as well as by U.S. State Requirements. The subscription provided by Advocate Health - Midwest Library allows for 10 free CME activities.* The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Medical Association designates each activity for the number of AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ listed below:

  • Journal-based CME, 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit
  • Enduring material, 0.25 - 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit
  • Physicians who complete a CME course and score at least 80% correct on the quiz are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit

* 10 CME activities per user, per calendar year. Unused activities will not carry over into the new year. 

Creating an Account

JAMA Network is a product of the American Medical Association(AMA). If you have an AMA username and password, you can use those credentials for JAMA Network. Those that have not yet registered with AMA can create an account.

To create an AMA account, you'll need to follow these steps:

  1. While on an Advocate Health - Midwest networked computer, go to JAMA Network. 
  2. Click "Sign In" found towards the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
  3. Select "Create an Account", then click "Create a free account."
  4. Enter your Advocate Health - Midwest email address and click "Send email."
  5. JAMA will send an email you your address to verify. Find this email and click "Confirm Email."
  6. Enter all the requested information, using your Advocate Health - Midwest email address, and click “Continue.”
  7. You can now use these credentials to log into the JAMA Network, including JN Learning.

Claim Credit

You can access CME activities from the JN Learning home page (edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning) or from the article, audio, video, or interactive on which the CME course is based*. To earn CME credit, carefully complete the activity that is designated for CME credit and take the CME quiz. You can view and print a certificate when you successfully complete the quiz. You may take a quiz as many times as you like until you complete it successfully. Once you complete it successfully, you cannot take the quiz again. Your credits will be tracked in your JAMA Network profile.

*You must be logged in to take quizzes and track credits.

Want More JAMA Network Information?

Find more information on JAMA Network in our JAMA Network Guide.