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Plain-language answers to the questions ACCME documentation does not answer plainly.

The ACCME publishes its requirements thoroughly and, inevitably, in its own language. This section is the translation — written for the person who has to make a decision this week, not for a compliance auditor.

FAQs

General accreditation FAQs

Short answers to the questions we hear most. Where a topic has more detail elsewhere on the site, the answer points you there.

An ACCME-accredited provider takes accountability for accrediting an activity that your organization develops and delivers. You are credited as the joint provider; the accredited provider is the accountable provider of record.

No. Joint providership with an accredited provider lets your organization offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and, for eligible activities, MOC points without holding the accreditation itself.

Disclosure is telling learners about a faculty member’s relevant financial relationships. Mitigation is the steps taken so those relationships cannot bias the education — peer content review, for instance. Disclosure alone is not sufficient.

No. Supporters may not control or influence identification of educational need, learning objectives, content, faculty selection, or evaluation.

Against actual instructional contact time, excluding breaks, meals, and unaccredited promotional content. Credit has to be designated before marketing states a figure.

Typically up to three years, with a review obligation along the way. The accredited provider tracks expiration.

Often, yes. As an ACCME-accredited provider, iiCME can register eligible activities through the ACCME’s CME for MOC program, so physicians earn MOC points from participating ABMS member boards alongside their AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. MOC requires a learner assessment and planning from the start, so raise it on the first call.

Physicians receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, and many other clinicians’ certifying bodies accept it too — physician assistants and nurse practitioners are common examples. We will tell you on the first call how your audience can use the credit.

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