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Yes. PARS replaces the Excel spreadsheets ACCME used to collect activity data during the reaccreditation process, as well as the online Annual Reporting System that ACCME accredited providers used to...
Individuals who are designated as a Primary Contact, Billing Contact and/or CEO of an ACCME-accredited organization may access PARS with a unique login ID and password. Additionally, any of those...
Below is a list of the different CME activity types that can be reported in the PARS System. You can click on the name of any of these activity types...
Hours of instruction equals the total hours of educational instruction provided. For example, if a one-day course lasts eight (8) hours (not including breaks or meals), then total hours of...
Commercial Support for a CME activity is financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a commercial interest, which is used to pay all or part of the costs of a CME activity....
You must notify ACCME in writing (email or US mail) of a change to your organization’s "Provider Name." This correspondence should include a description of the circumstances leading to the...
When an organization first applies for ACCME accreditation, it self-selects its organization type. ACCME uses this information for reporting and analysis purposes. Providers may not change their organization type unless...
No. ACCME accreditation is awarded to the organization that sought the accreditation and was able to demonstrate compliance with ACCME's Accreditation Requirements. See "Informing ACCME of Personnel or Organizational Changes"...
See "Informing ACCME of a Provider's Personnel or Organizational Changes."
Yes, if educational material from a live activity is turned into an enduring material, the enduring material is considered a separate activity.
Yes. The new CME activity, must demonstrate compliance with all applicable ACCME accreditation requirements, including faculty disclosure and acknowledgement of any commercial support (SCS 6).
For CME activities including those in...
No. ACCME policy restricts ACCME’s accreditation activities to institutions and organizations within the US and its territories. International organizations interested in ACCME accreditation should contact the ACCME’s Manager of Monitoring...
Yes. The ACCME released policies specific to Internet CME in early 2002. Please click here to view these policies.
All CME activities developed and presented by an accredited provider, including those designated for credit, become part of that provider's program of CME . The program must be in compliance...
No, there is no requirement that the provider have a CME committee.
For brochures, the ACCME does not have any rules or requirements for name placement, brochure content, cover design, interior layout, font size, or formatting. Brochure design and associated content are...
See Determining Your Eligibility for ACCME Accreditation for more information.
The following institutions are eligible to seek accreditation directly from the ACCME:
State medical societies;
Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME)-accredited schools of medicine;
National physician membership organizations;
National medical specialty societies; and
other organizations...
See Determining Your Eligibility for ACCME Accreditation for more information.
No. The ACCME accredits organizations that produce CME activities. The accreditation process includes the review of CME activities for the demonstration of compliance with the ACCME's requirements. For more information,...
The process of seeking first-time, or "initial" accreditation from the ACCME generally takes twelve to eighteen months. The reaccreditation process for providers that are already ACCME-accredited takes approximately fifteen months....
The ACCME has worked closely with accredited providers as they have adapted their CME programs to comply with the ACCME policy regarding the role of commercial interest employees in accredited...
Commercial support is financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a commercial interest, which is used to pay all or part of the costs of a CME activity.
Yes. Please see the Rule Making Policy at ACCME for information about this process.
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