About CME

CME Sponsorship

The American Medical Association (AMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

The AMA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ per course. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians who complete the CME course and score at least 60% correct on the quiz are eligible for AMA Category 1 PRA Credit.

Statement of Educational Purpose

The mission and educational purpose of JAMA and the Archives Journals is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health.

Readers of JAMA & Archives CME should be able to attain the following educational objectives: (1) read the CME article(s) to gain new medical information on a topic of general medical interest, (2) complete the quiz to assess their knowledge gained from reading the article, and (3) think carefully about how this new information may influence their own practices as reflected in the Commitment to Change form. The educational objective for the CME article(s) immediately precedes the CME Quiz.

CME Program Eligibility

Physician subscribers to JAMA or one of the Archives Journals offering CME are eligible for the CME Program for the journal to which they subscribe. As a benefit of membership, AMA members are eligible for CME for JAMA or any of the participating Archives journals.

Earning CME Credit

You can access CME courses from the CME home page or from the article on which the CME course is based. To earn CME credit, read the article that is designated for CME credit carefully and take the CME quiz. You must take the CME quiz while your CME subscription is current. You can view and print a certificate awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (or the amount of credit you indicate, if you indicate less than 1 credit) when you successfully complete the quiz. You may save a partially completed quiz and return to it later by going to My CME. 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 My CME.

If you like, after you successfully complete the quiz you may also complete the Commitment to Change form linked from the quiz page.

JAMA and Archives CME offer 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit per issue. Participants can earn up to 48 credits annually through JAMA CME, up to 22 credits through Archives of Internal Medicine CME, and up to 12 credits annually through Archives of Dermatology, Archives of Neurology, Archives of Ophthalmology, Archives of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, and Archives of Surgery.

Off-Label Drug Use Statement

Some drugs discussed for specific indications in JAMA and Archives CME articles may not be approved for labeling and advertising for those indications by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

CME Deadlines

CME courses may be taken for up to 2 years after they are offered, as long as your subscription or AMA membership is active. CME courses older than 2 years may be viewed but are shown as EXPIRED on the CME site.