Your Guide to Pennsylvania's CME Requirements for Licensure
As healthcare advances, Pennsylvania’s CME requirements serve as a cornerstone in upholding high standards in medical practice. In this dynamic field, where progress is constant, Continuing Medical Education (CME) ensures healthcare providers remain at the forefront of medical knowledge. This guide explores Pennsylvania's CME requirements for medical license renewal, offering healthcare practitioners a roadmap to meet their obligations and excel in a demanding, innovative environment.
Understanding Pennsylvania's CME Requirements
Pennsylvania's CME requirements are designed to promote lifelong learning and ensure that healthcare professionals remain competent and proficient in their practice. Here's an overview of key components: https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Medicine/Documents/Board%20Documents/MedM%20-%20CME%20MD%20Unrestricted%20License.pdf
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Profession: Medical Doctor and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Profession: Medical Doctor (MD) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
CME Credits Required: 100
Licensure Cycle: Every Two Years
Credit Type: 20 credit hours of AMA Category 1 CME (MDs) and AOA Category 1-A(DO)are required every 2 years.
Special CME Requirements
- Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting: 2 credit hours every 2 years.
- Opioids or Pain Management: 2 credit hours every 2 years.
- Patient Safety or Risk Management: 12 credit hours every 2 years.
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General CME Requirements
“In order to renew a license, completion of 100 credit hours of continuing medical education in the preceding biennial period, which runs from January 1 of the odd year through December 31 of the next even year.”
Child Abuse Recognition CMDE Requirement
“Effective January 1, 2015, Per Act 31 of 2014, two (2) hours of Board-approved continuing education in child abuse recognition and reporting requirements must be completed for renewal or reactivation of a license.”
Opioids or Pain Management CME Requirement
“Effective January 1, 2017, Section 9.1(a)(2) of ABC-MAP* requires that all prescribers or dispensers, as defined in Section 3 of ABC-MAP, complete at least two hours of continuing education in pain management, the identification of addiction or in the practices of prescribing or dispensing of opioids as a portion of the total continuing education required.”
Patient Safety or Risk Management
“At least 12 of the 100 hours must be completed in activities related to patient safety or risk management and may be completed in either Category 1 or 2. “
More information on Pennsylvania CME requirements for physicians on the state medical board
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