CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) REQUIREMENTS FOR IDAHO

The Idaho Board of Medicine requires all licensees to earn 40 Category 1 CME Credits every two years. The requirement is detailed below:

• 40 Credit hours every two-year renewal cycle: Each person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery in Idaho is required to complete no less than 40 hours of practice-relevant Category 1 CME every two years.

The American College of Surgeons has compiled summaries of all State CME Requirements for your convenience.

The Idaho Chapter and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) are committed to providing members with the highest quality educational resources and support to meet Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements, for example:

• Monthly online AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and Self-Assessment Credit through your member subscription to the Journal of the American College of Surgeons

• Three online Safe Pain Control coursestotaling 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

• Clinical Congress 2019 Webcast packages offer up to 175 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 175 Self-Assessment Credits which can be tailored to a physician’s interests or requirements.

• Coming soon! A new online 8-module course, Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management: An Evidence-Based Approach, will offer 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The Idaho Chapter and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) are committed to providing members with the highest quality educational resources to support you in meeting your Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements. Please visit the American College of Surgeons State CME Requirements page to review the Idaho CME Requirements and to find relevant CME opportunities.

State requirements are subject to change. Please contact mycme@facs.org or your state medical board if you have any questions or concerns. Individuals must check with their state to verify that the content does meet the specific requirements.