Continuing Medical Education

Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education

Accreditation

• Introduction

• Guide to the Application Process for Accreditation

Essential Areas

• “A System to Accredit and Monitor Providers of Continuing Medical Education”

• Standards for Commercial Support

• Guidelines for Interpreting the Essentials as Applied to Enduring Materials

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Accreditation Reference Tools

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Types of Accreditation

• Initial Application Survey Procedure

• CME Resurvey Policy

• Survey/Annual Fee

• Accreditation Decision and Appeal of Adverse Decision

Application for Accreditation/Reaccreditation

• Purpose and Goals of an Application

• Submission Requirements of an Application

• Application Outline

• Application for MSSNY Accreditation or Re-accreditation

References Documents

• Surveyor Report Form

• Instructions for Monitor Review

• Monitor Evaluation of CME Activity

MSSNY Policies (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
 

INTRODUCTION

The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) recognizes that the professional responsibility of physicians requires continuous learning through their careers, appropriate to the individual physician’s needs. 

To assist in this goal, MSSNY conducts an intrastate voluntary accreditation program for organizations providing continuing medical education (CME).  MSSNY through its recognition as an intrastate Accreditor by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education evaluates and grants recognition to organizations whose CME program substantially complies with the Essentials and Standards.  MSSNY seeks to assure the quality of CME and to assist physicians in identifying CME programs that meet these standards. 

The development of CME is significantly effected by certain elements of organization, structure and method.  These elements are presented in the Essential Areas and their Elements. The principles described in these essentials and standards are the guidelines to be used by the survey teams in evaluating the quality of education efforts. Institutions applying for initial or re-accreditation will be based on these principles.   These guidelines are flexible and will be reviewed periodically. 

MSSNY accreditation system exists to accredit providers whose missions are to educate physicians locally, within the state or surrounding states in which they are located.

The information on this site will assist organizations in reviewing the Essential Areas and in gaining an understanding of the accreditation process.

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For more information to contact:
Michele J. Sellie, Manager
Continuing Medical Education
Medical Society of the State of New York
99 Washington Avenue, Suite 1103
Albany, New York 12210
(518) 465-8085  Fax (518) 465-0976
msellie@mssny.org