Diplomates are required to complete an average of 30 specialty and/or subspecialty CME credits per year, averaged over three years.
CME can be ANY Category 1 credits relevant to one’s field of practice.
Diplomates choose their own CME activities. CME activities do not need to be ABPN approved.
At least eight CME per year, averaged over three years, must involve ABPN-approved Self-Assessment activities.
CME activities completed for one specialty/subspecialty will satisfy the requirement for another specialty/subspecialty.
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.