How many continuing education credits can I obtain from a residency or a fellowship?
Twenty-five credits, of which 12.5 shall be T.P.A. credits, upon completing each residency or fellowship. Top • How many continuing education credits can I obtain from Internet or correspondence courses? A maximum of 20 of the mandatory 50 continuing professional optometric education credits, including a maximum of 10 of the mandatory 25 T.P.A. credits required, from any or all of the following: • Videotape, audiotape, computer media, Internet, journal, or correspondence courses or programs. The course or program shall include an examination at the end of the course or program. • Structured grand rounds, which is a presentation, with a formal outline of the course or program material, of clinical cases involving actual patient encounters and the lecture and discussion of the diagnosis and treatment of the particular patient condition. • Hands-on demonstrations of instrumentation when accompanied by didactic lectures. • Interactive workshops which include demonstrations and applications
