Tag: cme
Top CME with Gift Card Offers for 2019
As we reach the end of the year, many clinicians are in a hurry to complete their annual continuing medical education requirements and those with [...]
Maintaining Your Physician Assistant Certification
So you’ve passed the PANCE and now you’re officially a certified physician assistant. Now you need to make sure you maintain your PA-C license. It [...]
Why Do We Need Opioid CME Courses?
It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic has been growing exponentially in America since the drug’s introduction during World War I. Between an initial [...]
How Physicians Can Help Stop the Opioid Epidemic
In the US, 130 people die every day from opioids alone. Since 1999, the country has seen three separate waves of opioid overdose deaths that have kill [...]
Pain Management & Opioid CME Requirements by State
Each state’s medical licensing board has its own set of requirements for medical professionals to maintain their state medical licenses; some stat [...]
Talking to Patients About Opioid Addiction
The opioid crisis has affected thousands of individuals in the United States. Due to increasing rates of opioid addiction, it is more important th [...]
Audio Digest CME or BoardVitals: Which is right for you?
The end of the year is fast approaching and you may be scrambling to satisfy your annual CME requirements. If you don’t complete your CME hours, you c [...]
How to Get the Most Out of Your CME Money
Are you scrambling to complete your Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements? Were you provided with a CME stipend and have yet to use it? With [...]
Earning CME: Drawback of CME Conferences
There are many ways to earn CME nowadays. It doesn't need to be an out of town, expensive CME conference anymore, and that shift might be benefici [...]
5 Different Ways You Can Fulfill Your MOC Requirements
As a physician, Maintenance of Certification (MOC) must be kept current alongside continuing medical education (CME). It is considered a demonstra [...]
Continuing Medical Education: CME State Requirements
State by state breakdown of CME requirements. Find out how many CME hours are required to maintain your license. [...]
Industry Sponsored vs. Fee-Based CME
There is a great deal of controversy over whether CME should be presented with or without corporate sponsorship, the majority of which is Big Phar [...]
How To Find CME Requirements By State
Just as Core Measures are the standard by which the quality of patient care is measured, Continuing Medical Education (CME) provides standards by [...]
Additional MOC Requirements: Breaking Down Alternative Credits
In addition to earning Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points through CME and learning activities, you can also earn them through self-assessme [...]
What Happens If I Don’t Complete My CME Hours?
I'm sure you can all agree, that making time to earn your Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits is tricky. You have a full-time job, a full-t [...]
Earning CME Requirements: Different Types of CME Credits
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) assigns CME credit in different categories as highlighted be [...]
Earning Podiatry CME: Courses vs. Conferences
Podiatrists are the only physicians who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Due to the many complex injuries a [...]
So, You Failed Your MOC Exam – What next?
As a physician, you may have experienced emotions ranging from frustration to fury when it comes to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process [...]
Key Components to an Active Medical Career
As an actively practicing physician, two primary components of your medical credentials are your state medical license and your board certificatio [...]
Medical Marijuana: Current Status and CME Requirements
There has been much cheering about the fact that medical marijuana is now being legalized, but where do we really stand? The answer is that it all [...]