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 DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book. Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review. 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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Free holistic residency application review platform will soon be available for residency programs that use ERAS Cortex, an AI-enabled platform, is designed to provide technology-assisted holistic review by streamlining application screening and review.