Who accredits CME providers?
In existence since 1981, the ACCME is an independent accreditation body for institutions and organizations that sponsor CME for physicians. The purpose of the ACCME is “the identification, development, and promotion of standards for quality CME utilized by physicians in their maintenance of competence and incorporation of new knowledge, in order to improve quality medical care for patients and their communities.” There are seven member organizations of the ACCME: • American Board of Medical Specialties; • American Hospital Association; • American Medical Association; • Association of American Medical Colleges; • Association for Hospital Medical Education; • Council for Medical Specialty Societies; and • Federation of State Medical Boards of the U.S. For more information on the ACCME, visit their website: www.accme.org.
