Continuing Medical Education
HELPING YOU FOCUS ON YOUR PATIENTSOur Mission
The mission of the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education is to provide professional development opportunities that will enhance physician ability to care for their patients. We recognize the important role that CME plays in the preservation of excellence in patient care and the enhancement of the well-being and the health of individual patients as well as the public. We are committed to providing educational opportunities that enhance participant competence, performance and patient outcomes.
Our Purpose
- To provide quality education to health care professionals throughout the State of Michigan, nationwide, and worldwide;
- To recognize the important role that CME plays in the preservation of excellence in patient care and the enhancement of the well-being of individual patients;
- To evaluate and modify our programs continuously to ensure quality;
- To organize and direct in accordance with the current AOA and ACCME continuing medical education guidelines;
- To assist physicians in meeting their CME licensure requirements.
Content Areas
MSUCOM utilizes the 6 core competencies as a basis for the content areas of our CME activities, which include:
- Patient care
- Medical knowledge
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Professionalism
- Systems-based practice
With these core competencies as a platform, content is developed based on the needs of our audience.
Target Audience
MSUCOM serves physicians, nurses, dentists, and other allied health professionals world-wide.
Types of Activities
MSUCOM provides a wide-array of educational activities including live conferences and seminars, multi-day manual medicine courses, faculty development programs, web-based CME and enduring materials. The office also works with area hospitals to provide CME credit for medical grand rounds and case based-programs.
Results
MSUCOM CME programs fulfill its mission of advancing physician competence and clinical performance by providing high quality activities. MSUCOM is committed to a CME program with the expected result of changes in the areas of a physicians’ strategies, or skills and abilities to perform a task; b) perceived self-efficacy in clinical practice; c) physician performance; d) patient health outcomes. All CME programs are evaluated to ensure that these results are being met.
Contact Information
517-353-9714
Fax: 517-432-9873
E-mail: cme@com.msu.edu
