The Associate Dean for
Continuing Medical Education ACME is the academic officer responsible
for the operation of the School of Medicine's activities in CME. The
purpose of these activities is to upgrade patient care and maintain and
improve physician competency by offering quality learning experiences
for physicians. These activities should permit physicians to fulfill
CME requirements for relicensure, maintenance of certification and medical
or specialty society membership. The Office of CME performs several functions:
- Planning, implementing, evaluating and certifying for credit CME
activities in conjunction with the faculty of the School of Medicine.
- Sponsoring, co-sponsoring and jointly sponsoring CME activities including
regularly scheduled conferences, courses and enduring materials. The
methods of instruction utilized are varied to offer different types
of learning experiences, appealing to diverse and individual learning
styles and practice settings.
- Assuring the scientific integrity and professional quality of the
content of CME activities and the quality and appropriateness of the
educational methods and materials.
- Performing administrative and operational functions in connection
with these activities to assure compliance with the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Essentials, including the
ACCME Standards for Commercial Support.
The Office of CME (OCME) also has established relationships with community
hospitals, specialty and other medical organizations, health departments
and voluntary health agencies for the development and evaluation of jointly
or co-sponsored CME activities. The OCME administrative operations include
an Advisory Committee for CME with representation of all the clinical departments
of the School of Medicine. |
