Continuing Medical Education
description
Licensed physicians are required by law to earn credits in continuing medical education in order to maintain their medical licenses. For license renewal, physicians must complete 100 credits of continuing medical education (CME) during each renewal period, forty (40) of which must be AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM, the remaining sixty (60) can be AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM 1 or 2. MSNJ can help members sort through the regulatory requirements.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit tm is designated by providers accredited by either MSNJ, the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) or by another state medical society. AMA PRA Category 2 Credittm can be claimed for activities that are self-directed learning experiences that improve patient care. Examples include: reading authoritative peer-reviewed literature and consulting with colleagues. Refer to AMA’s Eligibility Requirements for specifics concerning activities that qualify for either AMA PRA Category 1 Credittm or AMA PRA Category 2 Credittm.
Physicians are required to maintain records - copies of AMA PRA Category 1 Credittm awards/transcripts - for six years. A log/journal should be kept for AMA PRA Category 2 Credittm. An example sufficient for record-keeping of AMA PRA Category 2 Credittm can be found in MSNJ’s Physician Recognition Award Application.
MSNJ is recognized by the ACCME to accredit intrastate providers of continuing medical education. See the current list of MSNJ accredited providers. Your membership in the Medical Society of New Jersey helps to support the CME Accreditation Program, whose mission is to assure quality CME for New Jersey physicians.
The Physicians Recognition Award (PRA)
The Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA) certificate is provided as a free member benefit to active members of the Medical Society of New Jersey. The MSNJ PRA represents completion of a nationally accepted standard in continuing medical education.
More information about PRA
cme opportunities
The Institute of Medicine and Public Health of New Jersey, Inc., a non-profit organization established by the Medical Society of New Jersey, has collaborated with an organization to provide an on-line CME Subscription Service that is available to MSNJ members. Members who subscribe to the service get the convenience of completing CME activities on-line at a reasonable monthly fee. Subscriptions support the charitable work of IOMPH.