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The APA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Yes. The American Psychiatric Association designates Psychiatry
Online CME activities for the American Medical Association's Physician's Recognition
Award category 1 credit. Specific designation of the number of credit hours
can be found within each course. After completing an Psychiatry
Online CME course, you will have an opportunity to print a Certificate of
Completion. The My CME page retains a record of courses you
have taken on the Psychiatry Online CME site. The American Psychiatric Association
also retains records of your course completion. The Psychiatry Online My CME page shows credits awarded
for only those courses taken online at journals.psychiatryonline.org. Credit
for courses taken online at www.psych.org and at American Psychiatric Association
annual meetings are recorded at www.psych.org/cme;
you can also use that CME Recorder to add and manage all of your CME credits. No. CME credit for Psychiatry Online CME courses is based
on the activity of self-study (reading the journal articles and textbook chapters
and related materials, taking the exam, and reviewing any incorrect answers).
You will be given an opportunity to enter the number of credits earned through
self-study at the completion of the course. Participants should read the self-study material, and then
go to the quiz. Leaving the quiz partway through will cause the user to lose
his/her answers. After completing the quiz, the user will be provided with
the correct answers and links from each question back to the self-study material. The American Psychiatric Association requires participation
in a total of 150 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities within
a 3-year reporting period for its members. At least 60 hours must be in category
1 CME activities. APA CME Certificates are issued to members upon receipt
of a complete 3-year report of CME activities. The APA CME report form can
be filed electronically on the APA
web site. You can also obtain a report form by contacting educme{at}psych.org.. You can contact the American Psychiatric Association Department
of Continuing Medical Education at educme{at}psych.org. Yes. The American Psychiatric Association offers a number
of CME courses online at www.psych.org/cme.
Who provides credit for Psychiatry Online CME activities?
The American Psychiatric
Association (APA) is the accredited sponsor of Psychiatry
Online CME.
Are
Psychiatry Online CME courses designated as offering AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM?
How will I obtain documentation of CME
credit for Psychiatry Online CME courses?
Why doesn't My CME show my credits for
all CME courses I've taken through APA?
Is my CME credit based on a passing
score?
What is the best approach for taking
a Psychiatry Online CME quiz?
What is the CME requirement for APA
Members?
How do I contact the APA Department
of CME?
Does APA have other online CME programs?
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