About CME
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. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Journal-based CME, 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™
Enduring material, up to 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™
Physicians who complete the CME course and score at least 80% correct on the quiz are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™.
The mission and educational purpose of JAMA and the JAMA Network Journals is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. Readers of JAMA Network CME should be able to attain the following educational objectives: (1) participate in the CME activity(s) to gain new medical information on a topic of general medical interest, (2) complete the quiz to assess their knowledge gained from participating in the activity, 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.
In 2017, physician subscribers to any JAMA Network journal are eligible for the JN Learning CME program. As a benefit of membership, AMA members are also eligible for CME offered as part of the JN Learning program, which encompasses CME quizzes from all JAMA Network journals.
You can access CME activities from the JN Learning home page or from the article, audio, video, or interactive on which the CME course is based. To earn CME credit, complete the activity that is designated for CME credit carefully and take the CME quiz. You can view and print a certificate awarding AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ 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.
Some drugs discussed for specific indications in JAMA and JAMA Network Journal CME articles may not be approved for labeling and advertising for those indications by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Please see the expiration date provided on each activity. Content is approved for 3 years and if found to be still relevant may be approved for an additional 3 year period.
Final decisions regarding manuscript publication and CME content are made by an editor who does not have any relevant relationships with a commercial interest; thus, the editor has nothing to disclose.
Disclosure information for authors is included with each article.
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The Basics
Physicians with current and valid licenses in the United States, Mexico, or Canada are eligible for CME credit even if they live or practice in other countries. Physicians licensed in other countries are also welcome to participate in JAMA Network CME activity. However, the Physicians Recognition Award is available only to physicians licensed in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Please check with your local medical board if you are unsure if you are eligible to claim JN Learning CME outside of the U.S., Mexico, or Canada.
In 2018, JN Learning is available to AMA members as a benefit of membership. Apply for membership here. Physicians in the United States can purchase individual CME activities for $30 each.
For other professions and physicians outside of the United States, JN Learning is available for $399.99. An annual JN Learning subscription includes unlimited access to all CME activities offered across the JAMA Network, which includes 12 journals. Individual activities can be purchased for $30 each.
If you access JN Learning within an institution that has a subscription to any JAMA Network journal, you automatically receive 10 free CME activities. To access these activities, please create a new, free individual account or sign into your existing JAMA Network account. You will see the number of CME activities available to you at the top of the screen. If you have a subscription as a benefit of your AMA membership, you receive unlimited access to CME activities from the JAMA Network throughout 2018. Simply sign into your AMA account to access the entire JAMA Network, including CME activities.
It does not include the quiz. You will have to purchase the CME activity separately on the JN Learning page (the CME activity includes the article), subscribe to JN Learning, or become an AMA member.
Complete each question in the quiz and click submit to grade your answers. If you receive a score of 80% or higher, you can claim credit. Click the Download Certificate button to immediately download and print your Certificate PDF with no additional steps.
Click on the dropdown for your Ed Hub profile, or click My CME on the top of the page to open your CME/MOC transcript. Here you can see all of your completed quizzes sorted by year. Click the Create PDF for Year to see activity in a single year. Or, click All Years in the dropdown menu for a comprehensive list of your CME activities.
To browse JN Learning CME, you can filter quizzes by specialty journal or by topic from the search or browse page, or select one of the featured topics on the home page.
CME activities may be taken for up to 3 years after they are published. Expired CME activities older than 3 years are removed when they expire.
CME activities expire after 3 years and are removed from JN Learning when they expire.
Each CME activity is worth a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ per activity. Enduring materials activities are worth up to 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ per activity.
Not at this time. My CME only tracks credit claimed on JAMA Network sites.
If you are signed into your personal JAMA Network account within your institution and your institution has an online subscription to a JAMA Network journal, you can participate in 10 CME activities at no cost to you. Personal accounts are free.
When you engage with an activity in any way, for example, if you start a quiz, read the full HTML article or open the PDF, view part of a video, etc., the number of activities shown at the top of the screen will be reduced. This does not mean that you have completed the activity or claimed credit. You are free to go back and complete the activity at any time.
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Fulfilling MOC Requirements
Yes. Through the American Board of Medical Specialties' (ABMS) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice-relevant Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, JAMA Network journal-based CME meets the requirements for MOC Part II CME Activity (which applies toward the general CME requirement) and/or MOC Part II Self- Assessment Activity for the following ABMS member boards:
MOC Part II CME Activity
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
American Board of Family Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Learn more)
American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (Learn more)
American Board of Pathology (Learn more)
American Board of Pediatrics (Learn more)
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Preventive Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Surgery (Learn more)
MOC Part II Self-Assessment Activity
American Board of Internal Medicine (Learn more)
American Board of Ophthalmology
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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CME in Support of MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
0.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
0.5 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program;
0.5 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
0.5 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification program.
0.5 CME points in the American Board of Surgery’s (ABS) Continuous Certification program.
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
1 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
1 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program;
1 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
1 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification program.
1 CME points in the American Board of Surgery’s (ABS) Continuous Certification program.
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.
Yes. JAMA Network participates in the MOC assessment programs for the following boards:
American Board of Dermatology (Learn more)
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Learn more)
American Board of Ophthalmology (Learn more)
American Board of Pediatrics (Learn more)
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Fulfilling US State Requirements
Through a collaboration with JAMA Network®, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and AMA Ed Hub, credits from completed activities will automatically be transmitted to the following boards for the purposes of earning CME credit and supporting licensure requirements unless you choose to opt out. (Learn more).
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Medical Board of California and Osteopathic Medical Board of California
Idaho State Board of Medicine
Maine: Board of Licensure in Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Licensure
Maryland Board of Physicians
North Carolina Medical Board
North Dakota Board of Medicine
Oregon Medical Board
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Virgin Islands Board of Medical Examiners
Washington Medical Commission and Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
JAMA Network CME is valid in those states that currently have specific requirements. Please contact your state's licensing board if you have questions about requirements.
To view the included states, click on "U.S. State Requirements"
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There is no limit to the number of users at this time. Users in an institution receive 10 CME activities per user, per year. The activities appear in users’ accounts as soon as they create a new account or sign in. These activities are valid within a calendar year, e.g., if a user signs in on November 30th, 2017, all 10 CME activities must be completed by midnight on December 31st, 2017. Unused activities will not carry over into the new year.
Yes, your users can take courses published in any JAMA Network journal, even those to which your institution does not subscribe.
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