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Criterion 36

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The provider demonstrates improvement in the performance of learners.

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Research has shown that accredited CME can be an effective tool for improving individuals’ and groups’ performance in practice. This criterion recognizes providers that can demonstrate the impact of their CME program on the performance of individual learners or groups.

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