Before you can plan an accredited activity with iiCME, your organization registers in the portal and iiCME confirms that it is eligible for joint providership. Joining has three steps: Account & organization, Eligibility, and Review & agreement.
Start at https://iicme.com/accreditation/join/. If you already have an account, choose Sign in at the bottom of the page instead.
Step 1: Account and organization
Your account
- First name, Last name
- Work email: we send a one-time confirmation link to this address. Your organization cannot continue until you open it.
- Phone and Title / position
Organization
- Legal organization name: used exactly as typed in the Joint Providership Agreement and in Letters of Agreement. Check the spelling and punctuation.
- Name as it should appear on certificates and statements: the joint provider name printed on accreditation statements and certificates. It can be shorter than the legal name.
- Organization type: for example hospital or health system, medical society, medical school or university, nonprofit or physician practice.
- Website (starting with https://), street address, city, state / province, postal code, country
- Billing contact name and billing contact email
What you plan to accredit
- Formats you expect to offer: live in person, live virtual, hybrid, enduring, regularly scheduled series, blended, or “not sure yet”
- Approximate number of activities per year and when your first activity is
- Anything else we should know (optional)
Terms
Confirm both statements: that you agree to the partner portal terms of use, and that you consent to receive records and sign agreements electronically. Then click Create account and continue.
Confirm your email
We email you a confirmation link. Open it within 7 days to confirm your address and set your password, then sign in. If the link has expired, the page offers Send a new link.
Step 2: Eligibility questionnaire
ACCME rules do not allow joint providership with an “ineligible company” (a company whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients). The questionnaire lets iiCME confirm your organization is eligible.
Your organization’s business
- Describe your organization’s primary business
- Does your organization produce, market, sell, re-sell or distribute healthcare products or services consumed by, or used on, patients? (Yes / No)
- Is your organization owned or controlled by a company that does? (Yes / No / Not sure). If yes or not sure, give the name of the parent or controlling organization.
- Does your organization provide clinical services directly to patients? (Yes / No)
- Is your organization an advertising, marketing or communications firm whose clients are ineligible companies? (Yes / No)
Accreditation status
- Is your organization accredited to provide CME? (No / ACCME / state medical society / other accreditor). If accredited, give the accreditor and provider ID.
Planned education
- Briefly describe the activities you plan to accredit: type, format, audience and number per year.
- Supporting documents (optional)
Attestation
Attest that your organization is not an ineligible company as defined by the ACCME, and that you will tell iiCME promptly about any change in ownership, control or business activities. Type your full name as your signature and click Submit for review.
Step 3: Review and agreement
iiCME reviews your answers and emails you the result:
- Eligible: iiCME prepares your Joint Providership Agreement and sends it to you to sign. See How to review and sign your Joint Providership Agreement.
- More information needed: the email and the portal say what iiCME needs. Update your answers and submit again.
- Ineligible company: iiCME cannot jointly provide accredited education with the organization. This determination is final.
Note: if online registration is closed, the Join page says so. Contact the iiCME team and we will set up your organization and send you an invitation.
Need help?
Send a message from the activity’s Messages tab, or email the iiCME Accreditation Team at client.support@iicme.com. For the full series, see Accreditation Portal guide: start here.
Screenshots show a fictional demonstration organization, “Lakeshore Medical Society.” Your portal shows your own organization and activities.