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Helpful Resources
(*Definitions are directly from the organizations' mission statements.)
What is Continuing Medical Education?
American Medical Association (AMA)
*To promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
The AMA is a member organization of the
ACCME. The AMA nominates three individuals for
appointment to the Board of the ACCME.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®)
*The ACCME's Mission is the identification, development and promotion of standards for quality continuing medical education (CME) utilized by physicians in their maintenance of competence and incorporation of new knowledge to improve quality medical care for patients and their communities.
The ACCME
sets the standards for the accreditation of all providers of CME activities. The ACCME
has two major functions: the accreditation of providers whose CME activities attract a
national audience and the recognition of state or territorial medical societies to accredit
providers whose audiences for its CME activities are primarily from that state/territory
and contiguous states/territories.
Alliance for CME
*The Alliance for CME is a membership organization that provides professional development opportunities for CME professionals, advocates for CME and the profession, and strives to improve health care outcomes.
AIDME/IN Alliance for CME - Site under construction!
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