Keeping up with the continuing medical education (CME) requirements can be challenging for healthcare professionals. In Florida, both MD and DO physicians are required to complete a specific number of CME credits to maintain their licensure. At CME Trail, we've gathered all the necessary information and resources to help simplify this process for you. For further details on state CME requirements, please visit the official Federation of State Medical Board documentation
Florida CME Requirements for MD Physicians:
- Total CME Credits Required: 40 hours every 2 years
- Credit Type: All CME must be AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
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- First-time license renewal: 1 hour on HIV/AIDS, 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
- Subsequent renewals: 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
- Every third renewal: 2 hours on prevention of medical errors and 2 hours on domestic violence
- For DEA registrants: 2 hours on prescribing controlled substances
Florida CME Requirements for DO Physicians:
- Total CME Credits Required: 40 hours every 2 years
- Credit Type: At least 20 hours must be AOA Category 1-A.
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- First-time renewal: 1 hour on HIV/AIDS, 1 hour on risk management, 1 hour on professional and medical ethics, 1 hour on Florida laws and rules, 1 hour on controlled substances, and 2 hours on prevention of medical errors
- Every third renewal: 2 hours on domestic violence
- For DEA registrants: 2 hours on prescribing controlled substances
Resources for Meeting CME Requirements:
CME Trail offers a variety of resources to help you fulfill your CME requirements. For specific CME requirements such as HIV/AIDS, prescribing controlled substances, risk management/prevention of medical errors, domestic violence, and medical ethics, please utilize these resources.
Free Resources for HIV/AIDS CME:
- PRIME Education: Offers various CME courses on HIV/AIDS, addressing the latest treatment strategies and guidelines. Access PRIME HIV CME
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Provides a range of CME activities focused on HIV prevention, treatment, and care. CDC HIV Clinicians CME
- Medscape Education: Offers a variety of CME courses on HIV, covering topics from diagnosis to management. Medscape HIV CME
Free Resources of Prescribing Controlled Substances CME:
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Offers CME/CE activities on topics related to opioid and substance use disorders and addiction. NIDA CME/CE Activities
- Pri-Med: Provides timely opioid CME courses to help primary care clinicians learn appropriate risk mitigation strategies and prevent substance use disorder. Pri-Med Opioid CME/CE
- Wake AHEC: Offers a webinar and panel discussion series on controlled substances prescribing, with an emphasis on treating pain. Wake AHEC CME
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Provides training modules on treating substance use disorders, effective communication in treating SUDs, and care coordination in the treatment of SUDs, eligible for free continuing education credits. Access CDC Training Modules
- UAB Division of Continuing Medical Education: Provides online courses developed by UAB faculty that qualify for CME credit, focusing on identifying substance use disorders and updates in substance use and mental health. UAB CME
Free Risk Management and Medical Errors CME:
- Stanford Online: Provides a course called "Case Studies in Medical Errors," which falls under risk management in the medical field. Learn more at: Stanford Online - Medical Errors CME
- Pri-Med: Features CME programs on a variety of primary care topics, including sessions that address risk management. Check out their offerings at: Pri-Med Hot Topics in Risk Management
Free Domestic Violence CME:
- Pri-Med: Provides free CME courses on domestic violence, covering identification, support, and intervention strategies for affected patients. Pri-Med Domestic Violence CME
- StatPearls: Offers CME activities that include topics on domestic violence, suitable for healthcare professionals looking to enhance their understanding and response strategies. StatPearls CME Activity on Domestic Violence
- UC Irvine School of Medicine: Features a free online CME course focused on domestic violence, providing key insights and clinical guidelines. UC Irvine Domestic Violence CME
Free Medical Ethics CME Resources:
- Medscape: Provides free CME courses on understanding the professional responsibility of medical professionals and medical ethics. Medscape Medical Ethics CME
- Pri-med: Offers free CME course on ethical and legal issues as it pertains to medical professionals. Pri-Med Medical Ethics CME
- American College of Physicians (ACP): Offers an ethics manual regarding issues as it pertains to healthcare professionals and beneficence, nonmaleficence, respect for patient autonomy, & justice. ACP CME Ethics Manual
- Penn Medicine: Provides free medical ethics CME training to help healthcare professionals act in an informed way. Penn Medicine Medical Ethics CME
