COVID-19 accommodations CME requirements for several DO boards are changing because of COVID-19 Among other changes for select certifying boards, up to 15 AOA category 1-B credits will be converted to AOA category 1-A credits on an hour-for-hour basis. June 24, 2020Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Recognizing the significant burden placed on physician practices by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Committee of the AOA Board of Trustees has approved the following policy changes for the 2019-2021 CME cycle. At the end of the 2019-21 CME cycle, up to 15 AOA category 1-B credits will be converted to AOA category 1-A credits on an hour-for-hour basis. Please note the credit adjustment will not appear on CME reports until the end of the current cycle. At that time, reports will be updated to display credit totals with and without the adjustment to preserve accuracy of reporting for non-AOA use, such as verification for state licensure. The maximum number of AOA category 1-B credits that may be earned for committee and hospital work (as described in the 2019-2021 CME Guide for Osteopathic Physicians) has been raised from 5 to 10. These changes impact OCC CME requirements for diplomates certified by the following AOA certifying boards: American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics American Osteopathic Board of Radiology In addition, AOA category 1 CME sponsors will be exempt from the requirement to provide a needs assessment for COVID-19-related activities. More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleSave the date: Virtual AOA Annual Business Meeting is now July 17-18 Next articleThe 5-year transition to a single GME system ended June 30
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