Accreditation & Course Certification
CME Program Accreditation
The OSMA is pleased and proud to offer the service of voluntary accreditation to providers of continuing medical education who wish to be recognized for meeting our high level of quality. Such educational opportunities provide physicians with the ongoing knowledge and skills they need to provide their patients with optimum care. The OSMA is dedicated to maintaining its high level of service to providers and physicians in Ohio. Our hope is that this overview will provide information that will enable providers to make an informed decision about whether or not to pursue accreditation.
Overview of the Accreditation Process:
Accreditation is official recognition by an accrediting body that a provider’s overall program of physician CME meets established criteria for educational planning and quality. Accrediting bodies and accredited providers throughout the country are a part of what is known as the “System of Accreditation.” At the national level, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) has responsibility for recognizing state medical associations as local accrediting bodies and serves as the accrediting body for providers whose programs of CME serve physician learners, more than 30% of whom are from beyond the home or bordering states of the accredited provider. State medical societies, such as the OSMA, as recognized by the ACCME, accredit CME providers whose intended audience is from within the state or bordering states of the accredited provider. The ACCME and the OSMA utilize the same criteria and processes for awarding accreditation.
For more information:
Contact Traci Pate or call (800) 766-6762
Jointly Provide an Education Program for CME
Joint Providership is the term used when an ACCME accredited provider, such as the OSMA, plans and presents one or more educational activities with a non-ACCME accredited provider.
When working with a partner to Jointly Provide an education program for purposes of continuing medical education (CME), the OSMA follows ACCME and AMA established national criteria for development, implementation and evaluation of the activity so as to provide physicians with a high-quality and effective educational experience that meet AMA PRA Category 1(tm) CME requirements. The OSMA does enforce the three-to-six month notice requirement needed for proper planning and monitoring. We know that it can be confusing, so reach out to us and let us help you through the process.
For lists of other accredited providers in Ohio, please visit the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. There are two lists to choose from: CME providers accredited by the ACCME (go to Ohio) and CME providers accredited by a state medical society (again, go to Ohio).
For more information:
Contact Genevieve Wehmeyer or call (317) 709-7223
Certify Your Medical Marijuana Course in Ohio
If you have a medical marijuana course for physicians that is certified for AMA PRA Category 1™ credit and you want to offer it in Ohio to help Ohio physicians meet their CME requirements when applying for a Certificate to Recommend, please contact the OSMA: