FAQ

In the Educational Needs Criterion, what is meant by "professional practice gap?"

This is an ACCME adaptation of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) definition of a gap in the quality of patient care where the gap is "the difference between health care processes or outcomes observed in practice, and those potentially achievable on the basis of current… More

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Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education Resources

Webinar: Working Together to Successfully Transition to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education

On October 28, 2021, we hosted a public webinar to highlight our newly available Standards resources and answer your questions about successfully… More

Tutorial

Promotes Team-based Education

This tutorial offers educational resources to help providers achieve compliance with the criteria in the "Promotes Team-based Education" category of the Menu of Criteria for Accreditation with Commendation.

The commendation criteria in the “Promotes Team-based Education” category reward… More

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Resources for Volunteers

General Resources for Accreditation Volunteers

  • Volunteer Reimbursement: ACCME accreditation volunteers receive no honoraria or other form of compensation; however, they are reimbursed for the expenses they incur in compliance with the ACCME's volunteer expense reimbursement… More
FAQ

What kind of activity formats can be reported in PARS?

You can click on the name of any of these activity formats for a definition and additional information on how to report learners:  

  • Live Course
  • Regularly Scheduled Series
  • Enduring Material
  • Journal CME/CE
  • Manuscript Review
  • Test-Item… More
Blog entry

Learn More About ACCME Working Groups

On Wednesday, June 14, the ACCME hosted a Working Group Kickoff Webinar to share information about these four Working Groups being hosted in 2023:

  • Using Innovation and Creativity to Fund Your CME/CPD Activities
  • Sparking Innovation through Continuing Education
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Maintaining Compliance: ACCME Monitoring

The ACCME is accountable to the CME community and to the public for ensuring that accredited providers meet ACCME requirements for quality continuing medical education. To fulfill that responsibility, the ACCME may ask you to provide evidence of your continuous compliance with the accreditation… More

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Mission and Responsibilities

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) fulfills its mission through a voluntary self-regulated system for accrediting CME providers and a peer-review process responsive to changes in medical education and the health care delivery system.

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New Report: Opioid REMS-Compliant Accredited CE Activities—2020 Update

The ACCME has released a new data report demonstrating the scope of continuing education (CE) activities that are compliant with the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)… More

ACCME Report

Five New Features to Look Forward to in New PARS; Updated Glossary and Other Standards Resources; Join Our Team

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FIVE NEW FEATURES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN NEW PARS 

Our team has been working hard on the new Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) and the enhanced version of CME Finder, scheduled for launch later this summer. With… More