Diplomates are required to complete an average of 30 specialty and/or subspecialty CME credits per year, averaged over three years.
CME activities completed for one specialty/subspecialty will satisfy the requirement for another specialty/subspecialty.
CME can be ANY Category 1 credits relevant to one’s field of practice.
ABPN is not a CME provider so diplomates can choose their own Category 1 CME activities through professional societies, healthcare institutions, etc.
Diplomates choose their own CME activities. CME activities do not need to be ABPN approved.
Diplomates can earn CME credits from the American Medical Association (AMA) for meeting the three-year block of Continuing Certification (CC) requirements. ABPN diplomates who are currently meeting CC Program requirements can claim 60 AMA PRA Category 1 credits by submitting their current ‘CC Status Certificate’ from their Physician Portal (located in the lower right column) and completing the required AMA form.
Acceptable CME credits are Category 1 CME accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Category 1A CME accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or Category 1 CME accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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