Continuing Medical Education

Enduring Continuing Medical Education Courses

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The mission of ҹɫ��’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is to enhance the professional development of ҹɫ�� faculty, community-based physicians, and healthcare professionals regionally, nationally, and internationally. In pursuit of this mission, ҹɫ�� is committed to excellence in biomedical education, research, and healthcare. It will achieve its mission by augmenting physicians’ clinical knowledge and competence, improving clinical knowledge and performance, and promoting lifelong learning so that their practices reflect exceptional medical care for their patients. In correlation with the mission and goals of the college, the CME program places a specific focus on preparing globally-minded, community-focused osteopathic physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations with an emphasis on the Appalachian and Delta regions of the United States.

ҹɫ��’s CME Program does not promote or provide non-evidence-based clinical content. The CME Program does not advocate for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, and does not promote recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers.

The mission of the CME program encompasses the following:

Promoting lifelong learning and all desirable physician attributes expressed in the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Core Competencies.
Identifying the professional practice gaps in physician knowledge, competence and/or performance, defined as differences between current practice and best practice of physicians, that might be addressed through CME programs.
Designing and implementing CME activities that present content that is unbiased, evidence-based, and free of commercial interest in educational formats appropriate for the setting, objectives, and desired results of the activity.
Evaluating changes in physician knowledge, competence, and performance as a result of the CME process, using both quantitative and qualitative measures.
Increasing physician competence through the acquisition of knowledge and new strategies to address the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of a specific health care need.
Enhancing physician performance through their newly acquired skills and knowledge, to improve health outcomes and make changes in practice for their patients and communities.
Enhancing physician understanding of clinical and patient issues of rural and medically underserved populations, especially within the populations of Appalachia and the Delta regions of the United States.
Enhancing physician understanding of research related to healthcare issues of rural and medically underserved populations.

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Accreditation for Continuing Medical Education

The Edward College of Osteopathic Medicine (ҹɫ��) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide AOA 1-A credits for physicians.

The Edward College of Osteopathic Medicine (ҹɫ��) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians.

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AOA members are required to obtain 120 credit hours in a three-year cycle, with at least 30 hours in Category 1-A. The remaining 90 hours may be obtained in CME designated as Category 1-A, 1-B, 2-A, or 2-B. Osteopathic board certified physicians must earn at least 50 of their total 120 hours in their primary specialty.

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Local Resources

ҹɫ�� regularly holds CME events. You can also check your state osteopathic medicine association's website for events near you:

If you are interested in learning more about precepting ҹɫ�� students or if you are an existing preceptor, please see Becoming a Clinical Preceptor for more information.

Osteopathic preceptors are allowed a maximum of twenty-four (24) Category 1 B credits per three-year CME cycle by the AOA. In order to be eligible, the preceptor’s name and signature must appear on the ҹɫ�� student evaluation. In order to receive this credit, no other action is required on the part of the preceptor. A list of qualifying preceptors is generated and verified by the clinical department and submitted biannually to the AOA’s Department of CME.

If you are a ҹɫ�� preceptor and need assistance, please contact Paula Shipper, Ed.D, Director for Continuing Medical Education and Clinical Faculty Development, Virginia Campus, at 540-231-7188 or pshipper@vt.vcom.edu.

Please reference the site for additional information about continuing medical education.

CME requirements for licensure and relicensure vary depending on the jurisdiction. Sixty-one (61) state and US territory licensing boards (both allopathic and osteopathic) now have mandatory CME requirements for relicensure. Forty-eight (48) states and territories will accept a current AMA PRA certificate or an AMA approved PRA application as documentation of meeting the CME requirements. Physicians can find the State licensure and relicensing requirements on the but should contact the appropriate state medical board to get the most recent information on state CME requirements and the reporting mechanism.

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If you are interested in learning more about precepting ҹɫ�� students or if you are an existing preceptor, please see Becoming a Clinical Preceptor for more information.

Allopathic preceptors may claim AMA PRA Category 2 Credit™. These continuing medical education credits are self-documented and these records should be maintained by the physician in the event of an audit. Please reference the ™ which provides complete information about qualifying activities and the reporting process.

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