CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

You must submit photocopies of original certificates of 75 AMA Category 1 hours of Continuing Medical Education. CME may be earned at any time during the licensing period, July 1 through June 30 immediately preceding the triennial renewal date for the current year and the previous three years.

If you were unable to complete the required 75 AMA Category I hours of CME within the specified time period because of extenuating circumstances, you may request an extension in writing and include supporting documentation.

The following is a list of accepted Continuing Medical Education credits:

AMA CATEGORY 1: AMA Physician Recognition Award (PRA) or courses sponsored by an accredited AMA provider.

SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Certificate of Continuing Education or initial certification or re-certification by an ABMS approved specialty board.

NM CATEGORY 1: Clinical courses certified by the New Mexico Medical Society Continuing Medical Education Committee as meeting the criteria for AMA Category 1, but certified as New Mexico Category 1 specific, are acceptable for credit.

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION: Forty (40) credit hours per year are allowed for participation in a postgraduate education program, which has been approved by the Board of, by the American Medical Association Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education. Postgraduate CME hours must be documented and attested either by the dean of the medical school, the chief of service, the course director, or an equivalent authority. Postgraduate education programs include internships, residencies and fellowships.

ADVANCED DEGREES: Forty (40) credit hours are allowed for each full academic year of study toward an advanced degree in a medical field or a medically related field as approved by the Board. Advanced degree studies must be documented and attested either by the dean of the medical school, the chief of service, the course director, or an equivalent authority.

SELF-ASSESSMENT TESTS: Self-assessment examinations certified for AMA Category 1 by an accredited sponsor of Continuing Medical Education are acceptable if the examination is scored by an educational entity approved by the Board, and is documented with photocopies of signed attestation from the educational entity.

TEACHING: One credit hour is allowed for each hour of teaching medical students or physicians in the United States medical school, an approved internship or residency or for teaching in other programs approved by the Board for a maximum of forty (40) credit hours in any three year reporting period. Teaching hours must be documented and attested either by the dean of the medical school, the chief of service, the course director, or an equivalent authority.

PHYSICIAN PRECEPTORS: A maximum of thirty (30) hours of credit during a three year reporting period is acceptable for licensed physicians who are acting as preceptors for students enrolled in an accredited medical school. Preceptor hours must be documented and attested either by the dean of the medical school, the chief of service, the course director, or an equivalent authority.

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS: Ten (10) hours of credit are allowed for each original scientific medical paper or publication written by a licensee. For acceptance, paper must have been presented to a recognized national, international, regional or state society, or organization whose membership is primarily physicians; or must have been published in a recognized medical or medically related scientific journal. Material used in a paper or publication may be given credit one time. A maximum of thirty (30) hours credit may be claimed for publications.

CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION: Credit, one per instructional hour, may be claimed for ACLS, PALS, ATLS, and NALS.

LIMITATION on ONLINE HOURS: A maximum of 25 credit hours may be claimed for CME obtained using the Internet. Online hours must be approved by the AMA or state equivalent.

If you have any question, contact Julie Martinez at julie.martinez@state.nm.us or (505) 476-7227.

New Mexico Rules and Regulation may be accessed on our website, www.NMBME.ORG
 

 

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