Continuing Medical Education

Abstract

<h3>ACCREDITATION</h3> The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) completed its first five years of operation at the end of 1985. One of the Council's primary responsibilities is to directly survey and accredit sponsors of continuing medical education (CME) activities designed for a national or multistate audience of physicians. Table 1 presents information on ACCME accreditation activities for the five-year period 1981-1985. The number of applicants for accreditation is given for each of the five years as well as the various kinds of accreditation decisions made by ACCME on these applications. Two-year provisional accreditation is given only to applicants for initial accreditation. At the end of this time, the applicant is resurveyed and is usually given either accreditation or nonaccreditation. In a few instances, the provisional accreditation is extended for another two years. From the data in Table 1, it appears that the ACCME awarded provisional accreditation to fewer applicants