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Medical ethics & professional boundaries

Ethics, professional boundaries and sexual misconduct prevention. Free supply here is unusually good.

5 free options verified August 22, 2026

Verified free options

FreeAMA PRA Category 1Free account requiredExpires Dec 12, 2026
Lifelong Learning from the AMA Journal of Ethics — CME library

AMA Journal of Ethics (AMA Ed Hub)

1 credit
FreeAMA PRA Category 1Free account required

Roughly 400–500 activities, 0.5–1.0 credit each, fully open access in perpetuity. The best free ethics library anywhere — effectively unlimited ethics credit for Texas, Michigan, Nevada and New Jersey.

Heads up: AMA's separate curated 'ethics CME track' and its completion certificate ARE member-only, and JAMA Network journal CME is paywalled at ~$45/article. The Journal of Ethics activities themselves are free to everyone.

Professional Boundaries Educational Series

Federation of State Medical Boards

0.5 credits
FreeAMA PRA Category 1Free account requiredExpires Apr 11, 2027

From the FSMB itself. Only 0.5 credit, so combine it.

Professional Boundaries & Physician Sexual Misconduct Modules

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

2 credits
No fee listed — unconfirmedAMA PRA Category 1Free account requiredExpires Feb 28, 2027

Purpose-built for Georgia's one-time 2-hour requirement under O.C.G.A. § 43-34-11(a)(6). Satisfies it completely and at no cost.

Heads up: The enrollment page lists no price and no payment step, which is consistent with free — but the provider never states $0 in writing, so we cannot assert it. Confirm with the provider. The activity window also closes February 28, 2027.

Navigating Professional Boundaries in Medicine

UC Irvine School of Medicine / PBI Education, sponsored by the Alabama Board

2 credits
Free — restricted eligibilityAMA PRA Category 1Free account required

Satisfies Alabama's mandatory professional boundaries requirement in full.

Heads up: Free ONLY to Alabama licensees — access requires license verification. Physicians elsewhere must buy PBI's commercial version.

Where this is required

Jurisdictions that mandate this topic, with the specific hours each one asks for.

JurisdictionRequirementHours
AlabamaProfessional boundaries2
GeorgiaSexual misconduct & professional boundaries2
IllinoisSexual harassment prevention1
MichiganMedical ethics1
Michigan (Osteopathic)Medical ethics1
NevadaMedical ethics, pain management & addiction2
Nevada (Osteopathic)Ethics, pain management, addiction & SBIRT2
New JerseySexual misconduct prevention2
Puerto RicoBioethics3
TexasMedical ethics & professional responsibility2

Don’t bother with these

Still recommended elsewhere, still broken.

Membership paywall

Texas Medical Association ethics CME

TMA

Includes 'Identifying Human Trafficking in Texas' and the TMB opioid course, both carrying ethics credit — free for TMA members only.