Continuing Medical Education (CME) - What? When? How?

Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Science, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Education

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

CME - What is it? Why do I need it? How do I get it? How much do I need? How do I keep track of credits?

Listen to BTK's Dr. Kevin Kniery's interview with the CEO of ACCME, Dr. Graham McMahon, to learn about the nuts and bolts of CME as well as recent changes to the program.

Helpful Links:
Behind the Knife's FREE CME: https://behindtheknife.org/cme/
CME Passport: CMEpassport.org
CME Passport/Behind the Knife: https://www.cmepassport.org/activity/search?specialty=behind%20the%20knife

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0:00.0	Behind the Night, the surgery podcast, relevant and engaging content designed to help you dominate the day.
0:13.0	Thanks for tuning in to Behind the Night. This is Patrick George.
0:25.0	Today, we are talking CME, continuing medical education. Expectations for CME can be confusing, but Kevin is going to break it all down for you today in this episode.
0:35.0	But before we jump in, I wanted to let you know what we offer at Behind the Night.
0:39.0	Now, as part of continuous certification, the American Board of Surgery requires practicing surgeons, those who are out of training, to earn 150 credits of Category 1 CME over 5 years.
0:50.0	And at least 50 of these have to be self-assessment credits.
0:54.0	Guess what? We have these credits, and they're free.
0:57.0	This is through our partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University.
1:00.0	It's super easy to claim credits, simply visit Behind the Night.org and click CME for instructions on how to create an account.
1:07.0	All credits claim through VCU can be automatically uploaded to your CME Passport account, and you can also search for Behind the Knife CME on the CME Passport website.
1:17.0	We currently have 128 episodes from which you can earn credit.
1:21.0	Credit types include American Board of Surgery, continuous certification credits, and self-assessment credits, which require you to take a 3-4 question multiple choice test.
1:29.0	We also have AAPA, ANCC, and AMAPRA credits.
1:33.0	So, if you're looking for CME, check us out.
1:36.0	Now, onto the episode. We hope you enjoy.
1:38.0	Okay, well, welcome to another episode of Behind the Knife.
1:41.0	And today, we are lucky enough to have a CME episode with the CEO of the ACCME, which is the accreditation council for continuing medical education.
1:49.0	Today, we have Dr. Graham McMahon on the pod kit. He's the president and chief executive officer of ACCME.
1:55.0	Dr. McMahon, thank you for joining us and welcome to Buy the Knife.
1:59.0	That's fantastic to be here. Happy to chat about everything related to CME.
2:04.0	It is my world as a practicing undergraduateologist, but also as a regulator.
2:10.0	Happy to chat about education and what we can do to make it an easier world and a more effective world for surgeons.
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