Continuing Medical Education (CME)

CME Resources:

CME BY SPECIALTY:

·     American Medical Association (AMA) CME Activities
·     Texas Medical Association (TMA) CME Activities
           TMA Ethics Courses
           TMA Course List
   ^NEW! 2009 Risk Management Distance Learning Series

^NEW! TMA Distance Learning Program: Red Flag Rules
·     Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) Online CME Courses
·     TMLT Practice Review  (CME Credit):  TMLT risk management professional provides an on-site evaluation by a to help determine your risk exposures.

·     Baylor College of Medicine CME Courses & Information
·     CME EVENT PLANNER: Doctor's Guide to Medical Conferences
·     The University of Texas  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Professional Continuing Medical Education
·     The University of Texas Medical School CME Programs & Information
·     OptumHealth Education: Free CME Activities (pdf)

CME HIGHLIGHTS:

^ATTENTION! NEED CME ETHICS...Click Here & See Whats Being Offered.

CULTURAL COMPETENCY:
          1.   Aetna: Quality Interactions (Cultural Competency Courses):  Bridge cultures, build patient relationships and learn how to achieve better health outcomes for your patients. To help you care more effectively for patients from various ethnic and minority groups, Aetna is offering health care professionals free online training courses in cultural competency. Up to 2.5 Ethics CME.
          2.  DHHS: Cultural Competency Modules:  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health offers the latest resources and tools to promote cultural competency in health care. You may access free online courses accredited for continuing education credit as well as supplementary tools to help you and your organization promote respectful, understandable, and effective care to your increasingly diverse patients..  Up to Nine Hours of Continuing Education Online at No Cost. 
          
Essential Accounting for Physicians  - Houston Community College in partnership with Gulf Coast Medical Group Management Association has developed an accounting course specifically for physicians.  This course is designed to meet the needs of physicians in operating their office practice and interpreting financial information important to their financial success.  Students may wish to take this course in a classroom setting or online.  *3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  All 3 are Ethics CMEs.