BENEFITS
Benefits of Accredited CME Programs for Executive Leadership
01
Achieve distinction from a global leader in
the accreditation of CME.
02
Join a community of educators committed
to advancing healthcare quality through
lifelong learning.
03
Demonstrate your leadership in delivering
high-quality CME programs that meet rigorous
standards for educational excellence and
independence.
04
Position your education program as a strategic
partner in healthcare improvement initiatives.
Benefits & Values to Physicians & Allied Healthcare Professionals
For CME physicians and allied health professionals, the American Association of CME accreditation allows formal eye-witness recognition for their participation in educational activities:
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Meets their medical annual regulatory
requirements for CME.
02
Contributes to evidence of competency.
03
Creates awareness amongst physicians and
other healthcare professionals on the value of
rigorous and monitored CME activities, that are
free of commercial bias.
04
Updates the rapidly expanding knowledge base.
05
Improves the quality of patient care.
06
Enables compliance with employers’ and
professional bodies’ requirements.
Benefits of Accredited CME Programs for Executive Leadership
01
Utilize your CME program to contribute to
initiatives in both clinical and nonclinical areas,
such as quality and safety, professionalism,
team communication, and process improvements.
02
Leverage the convening power of education to
create an effective community of faculty and
learners.
03
Embrace the continuing professional
development of your human capital – view your
engagement in education as an investment in
people.
04
Empower your CME program to help achieve
your strategic goals.
05
Incorporate education in your efforts to reduce
clinician burnout, improve clinician well-being
and resilience, and restore joy in the medical
profession.
06
Enhance your institution’s reputation for
delivering quality education that is relevant
for your practitioners and responsive to the
needs of your community.
07
Gain a meaningful return on your investment in
education by improving the quality and safety of
clinicians’ work and building the spirit of
cohesiveness of your community of clinicians.
08
Contributes to professional re-validation, where
this is a national requirement.
09
Serves as a source of constant improvement that
ultimately improves their medical practice, and
keeps them up-to-date on the latest technologies,
advancements, treatments, etc. Speaking at CME
activities can also be a great stage for clinical
medical professionals to share their expertise and
increase their distinction in their specialty.
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The American Association of CME accreditation
has more advantages than can be listed. The
following are some of the advantages that
organizations around the world can benefit
from (but not limited to).
For CME Providers, the American Association of CME accreditation:
01
Promotes medical and educational curriculum
validity, and assists agencies in addressing
changes in continuing medical education
teaching methods.
02
Improves Professional Development within
the health care organization and the community;
regionally, and internationally.
03
Assists institutions in identifying their strengths,
weaknesses and opportunities through an
informed review process, and facilitates
continuous Quality Improvement.
04
Identifies internal areas of planning and
resource allocation within the continuing
professional education.
05
Initiates institutions into innovative and
modern Medical Education methods of
pedagogy.
06
Gives institutions a new sense of direction
and identity.
07
Demonstrates the organization’s commitment
to excellence in medical education for their
physicians and other allied health professionals.
08
Recognizes the organization’s compliance
with international CME quality standards
intended to help achieve the highest level of
performance and continuous improvement.
09
Facilitates information sharing within the
agency and with other public health agencies.