UM SOM: Faculty Affairs & Professional Development
Continuing Medical Education - CME
What to do if You Are Interested in Planning a CME Activity
The Faculty Affairs & Professional Development is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of all CME activities that are approved for AMA PRA category 1 credit. The staff in the OPD is knowledgeable about the required educational, financial and logistical processes required for development of CME activities. If you have an idea for a CME program please contact Sterling North, Director of CME to schedule an initial planning meeting.
What Information is Needed to Begin Planning a CME Activity?
The initial (Phase I) planning meeting with the Director of CME involves a review of the ACCME Essential Areas, Elements and Standards. The required educational processes include:
- Identification of the potential target audience
- Documentation of how the learning needs of the target audience were determined
- Defining learning objectives that meet the educational need
- Identify faculty/staff who can serve on a planning committee or as faculty for the activity
- Potential financial resources to support development and implementation of the activity.
- Strategies for determining activity effectiveness in improving physician competence, performance and/or patient outcomes.
Timelines for Planning a CME Activity
Live CME Activities – a minimum of 9 – 12 months is needed to plan a live CME course. Many educational, financial and logistical planning elements require substantial advance planning for optimum results. This lead-time provides the planning committee and faculty an opportunity to work with the CME staff to ensure success of the CME activity from an educational and fiscal perspective.
Grand Rounds/Conferences (Regularly Scheduled Conferences) - Planning and submission of CME applications for Rounds and Conferences takes place at the beginning of each new fiscal/academic year. A workshop for department coordinators is offered each spring to ensure timeliness of planning and submission of the CME application.
CME Resources
The Office of Faculty Affairs & Professional Development provides a range of tools and resources to facilitate CME activity planning, implementation, and evaluation. Please contact the office to obtain updated materials.
Regularly Scheduled Series
- Grand Rounds Requirements and Guidelines
- Annual Application
- Budget Checklist
- Evaluation
- Quarterly Report
- Conflict of Interest Disclosure and Resolution
- Credit Log
For online access to Regularly Scheduled Series forms and documents, please email snorth@som.umaryland.edu
Course Directors and Program Planners
- Activity Application
- Course Evaluation
- Conflict of Interest Disclosure and Resolution
- Activity Planning Checklist
- Commercial Support Letter of Agreement
CME Advisory Committee
For More Information, Contact:
Sterling North
CME Director
410-706-8634
Snorth@som.umaryland.edu
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