FAQs FOR UI COURSE DIRECTORS, AND PROGRAM PLANNERS
How does one apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for an educational program?
Please contact the CME Division, 100 CMAB, The University of Iowa 319/335-8599 and ask for Susan, Molly, or Lori. We will arrange to meet with you to explain the application process.
How much advance notice is required?
If we are also doing your event planning, we ask that you notify us 9-12 months in advance of your proposed meeting date. If you are just applying for CME credit, the lead time can be shorter. You cannot send out an announcement indicating that CME credit has been applied for. You need approval from our office first.
What types of programs qualify for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™?
Within the broader context of continuing physician professional development (CPPD), the AMA defines CME as:
Consisting of educational activities that serve to maintain, develop, or increase knowledge, skills, professional performance, and relationships a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, and the profession. CME represents that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine, and the provision of health care to the public.
CME activities must:
What if I want to request approval for an internal series like a Grand Rounds, Case Conference, Journal Club, M & M conference, or Tumor Board?
Applications for Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) are accepted twice a year - in July and January. For additional information about internal series, please contact Katie Coleman 319/335-8600 or kathleen-coleman@uiowa.edu .
For CME, what disclosure and conflict of interest review procedures do I need to follow?
Everyone involved in the planning process for a CME activity must disclose well in advance of the program date and be reviewed for potential conflict of interest. If a person involved in program planning does NOT disclose, they must be removed from the program. If a conflict cannot be resolved or managed, that individual must also be removed from the program.
Can I disclose online?
Yes. You should also note that there are currently four online disclosure databases at UI due to varied requirements and regulations from a number of sectors. It is hoped they will soon be combined into a single disclosure portal. In the meantime, the CME Disclosure site is https://webapps1.healthcare.uiowa.edu/CMEDisclosure/OutUI_Login.aspx
How do speakers and instructors make their disclosures known to attendees? (Required at all CME events.)
CME faculty may disclose using a handout, a PowerPoint slide, or verbally. (Verbal script for disclosure.) Disclosures must be made to attendees PRIOR to the presentation or instruction.
What other forms and procedures are required for CME credit?
Click here for a check list.
What UI meeting rooms are available for conferences, what is their seating capacity, and who is the contact person?
Click here to obtain this information
What event planning services do you offer?
For all questions regarding event planning services, please contact Lori Bailey Raw at 319/335-8601 or lori-bailey@uiowa.edu
What are your fees for providing CME credit and event planning services?
Please contact the CME Division at 319/335-8599 and ask for Susan, Lori, or Molly. We will explain our fee schedule.
What are the stipulations of the College's CME Honoraria Policy for guest speakers and visiting professors?
Please click here for a copy of the CME Honoraria Policy.
Can we seek unrestricted educational grants from industry to support our programs?
As of this writing, yes. Click here for the Letter of Agreement that must accompany each grant. For additional information on commercial support, educational grants, industry exhibits, and compliance issues relating to CME, please contact Teri Thomann in the CME Office at 319/353-3023.
What about display fees?
Some restrictions apply. Please contact Teri Thomann at 319/353-3023.
Where can I find UI Health Care's Conflict of Interest Policy and who do I contact with questions?
Click this link to access a web site with information about UI Health Care's Conflict of Interest Policy including a copy of the Policy itself.
We are a non-accredited group who would like to jointly sponsor a CME program with the Carver College of Medicine. What is the process and what are the costs?
For information on jointly sponsoring a program with the Carver College of Medicine, please contact Molly James at 319/384-2931 molly-james@uiowa.edu
Would the Carver College of Medicine consider bringing a CME program to our county or community?
For information on our Outreach Program, please contact Molly James at 319/384-2931 molly-james@uiowa.edu
FAQs FOR ATTENDEES
May I print out a transcript of credits I earned at UI CME events?
Yes, by going to this web site. http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/cme/webTracker/Transcripts.html However, to request an individual credit certificate for a single program, you must call our office at 319/335-8599.
I would like to register for a conference and pay with a credit card. Which cards do you accept?
The CME Division is only authorized to accept VISA and MasterCard.
Can we register for a CME program online?
Yes. From this page, click on Courses/Home on the top navigation bar and then Upcoming Conferences on the left sidebar. Scroll through our upcoming events and then click on Register.
I'm from out of town and I will be attending a conference at the Medical Education and Research Building on the UI Carver College of Medicine campus. How do I get there and where do I park?
Click here for directions to MERF (MS Word Document).
I missed the deadline to register at the conference hotel to get the group rate. Is there anything I can do?
Contact the CME Division at 319/335-8599 and we will try to help!
Do Residents need to earn CME credit?
The AMA recognizes the educational effort associated with participation in an accredited GME program and does directly award 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (TM) for each year of successful completion of residency. Accredited providers, however, are not authorized to award Category 1 credit for residency training. Physicians who wish to claim credit for GME training must apply to the AMA and provide documentation of successful completion of training in the form of a training certificate or letter from the residency director. The AMA contact for questions about residents and CME is: Marilyn Maldonado, Processing Supervisor, Accreditation and Certification, Continuing Physician Professional Development, American Medical Association, 515 North State Street, Suite 7553, Chicago, Illinois 60610, Tel: 312-464-4941, Fax: 312-464-5129 marilyn.maldonado@ama-assn.org
FAQs FOR INDUSTRY REPS
I'm a representative of a pharmaceutical (or medical device) company and I would like to exhibit or provide an unrestricted educational grant for an upcoming conference. How do I go about doing that?
For any and all questions relating to commercial support of CME activities, please contact Teri Thomann in the CME Division at 319/353-3023 or teresa-thomann@uiowa.edu .