AME Minute Archive

AME microlearning segments provide concise, informal instruction that supplements mandatory AME training. The videos and infographics each address a single topic covering policy, guidance, and other significant concerns. The segments are delivered monthly by subscription.

Videos and Infographics
Date Posted	Topic	Title
May 2021	Previously Reported, No Change (PRNC)	Why does the FAA disallow AMEs from using PRNC?
March 2021	AASI recertification, CHD	Why does the FAA now allow AASI recertification for pilots with a history of CHD?
March 2021	Anticoagulants	Why do different categories of anticoagulants have different wait times?
February 2021	TAVR Procedure, Special Issuance	Why did the FAA introduce a policy on the TAVR procedure?
January 2021	AFib, Watchman implant	Why is the FAA concerned about closure of the left atrial appendage?
November 2020	AFib, A-Flutter	Why are there new requirements for Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) or A-Flutter?
September 2020	Breast Cancer	Why can breast cancer be issued by an AME?
August 2020	Designee Management System profile	Why do AMEs need to update their profile in the Designee Management System annually?
August 2020	Pancreatitis	Why did the FAA issue new guidance regarding pancreatitis?
June 2020	OTC Sleep Aids	Why is the FAA concerned about Over the Counter Sleep Aids?
June 2020	Insulin policy part 2	Why does the monitoring protocol for insulin-treated DM require so many reports?
May 2020	Insulin policy part 1	Why is the FAA now certifying pilots who are on insulin?
April 2020	Subpoena - Testify	Why do AMEs need to worry about Subpoenas? Part 2
March 2020	Subpoena - Records	Why Do AMEs Need To Worry About Subpoenas?
February 2020	Syncope	Why is Unexplained Syncope Aeromedically Significant?
December 2019	Myocardial Infarction	Why is an evaluation required post myocardial infarction?
December 2019	CACI - C-ITP (Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia)	Why is Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia a CACI?
November 2019	History of the CACI Program	Why was the CACI program developed?
October 2019	ECG: IRBBB	Why is an Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block considered a normal variant?
September 2019	Basic Med	When is a Special Issuance required under BasicMed?
July 2019	Importance of aerospace medicine - physiology	What Makes Aerospace Medicine Unique?
July 2019	Infographic: ECG Normal Variants	Why does the ECG evaluation process take so long? (PDF)
June 2019	Intermediate Vision Testing	Near and Intermediate Vision Testing
May 2019	DVT	New oral anticoagulants in the DVT protocol
April 2019	ECG Normal Variants part 5	AME Minute: Identification of ECG Normal Variants Reduces Delays — Part 5
February 2019	Phorias	Double Vision and Heterophoria Testing
February 2019	Social Security Disability	Aeromedical Implications of Disability Benefits Reported by Pilots
January 2019	ECG Normal Variants part 4	Identification of ECG Normal Variants Reduces Delays — Part 4
November 2018	Disposition Tables	What's so special about Disposition Tables?
November 2018	17b Monovision Contact Lenses	What the FAA needs to know about monovision lenses
October 2018	ECG Normal Variants part 3	Identification of ECG Normal Variants Reduces Delays — Part 3
September 2018	Color Vision Testing	The importance of color perception to piloting skills
August 2018	CACI Verbiage	Documenting Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) using specific verbiage
July 2018	ECG Normal Variants part 2	Identification of ECG Normal Variants Reduces Delays — Part 2
June 2018	ECG Normal Variants part 1	Identification of ECG Normal Variants Reduces Delays - Part 1
May 2018	DMS - How Can DMS Help?	How Do AMEs Keep Designation Information Up To Date?
March 2018	ECG - Stress Test and Holter Monitor	Radionuclide Stress Test and Holter monitor: What does the FAA Want?
March 2018	Infographic: DUI reporting	What do I do as an AME if my pilot tells me they've had a recent DUI? (PDF)
January 2018	Certification Aids	How Certification Aids Speed up Information Collection for Pilots
January 2018	CACI Worksheets	CACI Worksheets Speed Up Medical Certification
November 2017	Colon Cancer Timeframes	Colon cancer timeframes for medical certification
July 2017	SSRI checklist	The SSRI recertification checklist