Earning CME credit-completing the PIR quiz

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Pediatrics in Review(PIR) was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.The AAP designates this activity for up to 38 hours in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association (3 hours per completed print issue of PIR and 2 hours per completed compact disc issue of PIR). Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.PIR Quiz: A short quiz can be found at the end of each article in PIR. You may complete the quiz by recording your answers on the PIR Quiz Card (bound into the January issue) or by going online at www.pedsinreview.org. Each question has a single best answer. The answers to the questions appear on the inside front cover of each print issue and under the options in the online version.2000 Credit Deadline: December 31, 2000. If you want to receive CME credit in 2000, a completed PIR Quiz Card must be received in the PREP Office postmarked by December 31, 2000. Material received after December 31, 2000 will be applied to the following year. Your CME certificate will be mailed within 1 month after your credit reply material is received. If you test online, all quizzes must be completed by December 31, 2000.Expiration of Credit: December 31, 2002. Credit for completing the 2000 PIR will be awarded for up to 3 years. Credits will be posted to the year in which they are completed.Verification of Credit will be mailed by: April 30, 2001. If you are an AAP Member, you will receive a complimentary transcript by April 30, 2001, containing a summary of CME credits earned in 2000 through AAP programs. If you require a transcript at any other time of the year,there will be a $25 processing fee.Mail form to: American Academy of Pediatrics - PREP Office, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, PO Box 927, Elk Grove Village, IL 60009-0927PREP Education Award: The AAP PREP Education Award recognizes Academy Fellows and Candidate Fellows who earn a minimum of 150 AAP-approved CME credits over 3 consecutive years. The Award will automatically be mailed in the summer of 2001 to all individuals who qualify. To qualify for the PREP Education Award, an Academy Fellow must: Other Organizations Granting Credit: PIR has been approved for credit as follows: