State Required CME

Deadline to renew licenses in Pennsylvania extended to March 31, 2021

Special Course Requirements by State

Some states require their licensed physicians, regardless of discipline, to complete courses in specific content areas. These courses can be challenging to locate. For your convenience, we list those categories here. Just click the links below to find the courses under each. Most course are FREE, others may carry a registration fee.

Scroll down for full details about license renewal CME requirements in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

Opioid Education Patient Safety/Risk Management (PSRM) Child Abuse Education End-of-Life Care (NJ licenses)

License Renewal CME Requirements

Pennsylvania

Physicians licensed in Pennsylvania must complete 100 credits of CME in the two-year licensure cycle (licenses expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year). The following specific requirements must be satisfied as part of the 100-credit total:

• 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 12 credits of required patient safety/risk management CME*
• 2 credits of required opioid CME
• 2 credits of required child abuse recognition and reporting CME
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  • For additional resources, see University of Pittsburgh online training instructions
    

• The remaining 64 credits must be completed in either approved Category 1 or Category 2 CME activities

*Many of Penn's departmental regularly scheduled series (RSS), such as case and quality conferences, morbidity and mortality series, and tumor boards, as well as portions of conferences and symposia also carry as PSRM designation. For listings, select RSS under "Activity Type" in the left-hand column of the search results page.

New Jersey

Physicians licensed in New Jersey must complete 100 credits of CME in a two-year licensure cycle. The following specific requirements must be satisfied as part of the 100-credit total:

• 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 2 credits of required end-of-life care CME (for renewals starting in 2015 and every renewal thereafter)
  
• 1 credit of required opioid CME (for license renewals starting in 2019 and every renewal thereafter)
  
• The remaining 60 credits must be completed in either approved Category 1 or Category 2 CME activities

A One-time Cultural Competency Requirement

To meet the New Jersey State Board requirements, physicians must complete six (6) hours of cultural competency training. If licensed after March 24, 2005, these credits can be included in the 100-credit requirement for renewal. There are six topics that must be covered in accredited cultural competency CME:

1. A context for the training; common definitions of cultural competence, race, ethnicity and culture; and tools for self-assessment
2. An appreciation for the traditions and beliefs of diverse patient populations at multiple levels—as individuals, in families and as part of a larger community
3. An understanding of the impact that stereotyping can have on medical decision making
4. Strategies for recognizing patterns of healthcare disparities and eliminating factors influencing them
5. Approaches to enhance cross-cultural skills, such as those related to history taking, problem solving and promoting patient compliance
6. Techniques for dealing with language barriers and other communication needs, including working with interpreters
   

Delaware

Physicians licensed in Delaware must satisfy 40 total credits of Category 1 courses approved by the American Medical Association (AMA) or equivalent courses approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).