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    Physicians' CME

    • Southcoast Physicians CME Calendar

      • Charlton Memorial Hospital - Tuesdays
      • St. Luke's Hospital - Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
      • Tobey Hospital - Fridays

    • CME Requirements

      1. Massachusetts Requirements for License Renewal

      2. Massachusetts BORM regulations: two (2) credits of study of the MA Board of Registration in Medicine's regulations (243 CMR 1.00-5.00) are required each license cycle.  A copy of the regulations may be obtained by clicking on the Board Regulations section.

      3. Rhode Island Rules and Regulations

    • CME Opportunities

      1. Risk Management CME

        • Forum: FREE - in-depth analyses of specific medical malpractice cases and issues, along with practical loss prevention advice and case abstracts. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine has qualified Forum for the equivalent of 1/2 AMA Category 1 self-claimed CME suitable for the Massachusetts requirement in Risk Management.

        • Resource: FREE audio-CD publication presenting interviews with experts in patient safety and risk management, case abstracts and legal reports. Qualifies for 1/2 Category 1 self-claimed CME in Risk Management. CDs are available for check-out at the Library.  Audio and transcripts are now available online.

        • Massachusetts Medical Society - $10 per credit hour/members, $20 per credit hour/non-members.

        • Audio-Digest: The Charlton Medical Library has CME Risk Management lectures on CD from Audio-Digest available to Southcoast physicians. Each CD qualifies for two Category 1 credits and requires the successful completion of a test forwarded to Audio-Digest. For a listing of CDs, please call (508) 679-7196 or email CMH_Library@southcoast.org.

      2. Category 1 credit

        • Audio-Digest CDs or podcasts.  Free online registration required.  CDs can be borrowed from the Health Sciences Library.  If you're at a different sit, contact your librarian to borrow.

          1. General Surgery at St. Luke's Hospital Library

          2. Internal Medicine at St. Luke's Hospital Library

          3. Pediatrics at Charlton Memoral Hospital Library 

        • eMedicine: peer-reviewed online CME and CE from eMedicine.

        • Massachusetts Medical Society: $10 per credit hour/members, $20 per credit hour/non-members.

        • Medscape: a selection of free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals.

        • NEJM Weekly CME Program - $15 per credit/program.

      3. CME Conferences & Courses







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