Process & Requirements: Enduring

CME activities sponsored by the UC San Diego School of Medicine are meant to foster the continuing professional development of physicians and other health care professionals. CME activities must address educational needs defined by at least one professional practice gap (the difference between current practice and optimal practice) with the intent of changing physician competence, performance and/or patient outcomes (as opposed to merely increasing knowledge). Effective design of a CME activity requires understanding of the professional practice gaps which need to be addressed, specific measurable learning objectives to bridge the gaps and meaningful evaluation to demonstrate the resulting practice improvements.

The planning cycle for all CME activities always begins with the educational planning process.

The majority of the accreditation application is focused on the educational planning process findings. We encourage you to use the Educational Planning Tool as a guide to perform the gap analysis/needs assessment and subsequent layers of program planning. It will allow you to walk through the steps involved and adequately prepare for the application submission process.

A CME activity application is the mechanism used to apply for CME credit and is required for all activities. UC San Diego CME utilizes a web-based system for the management of accreditation applications and associated data. The platform enables a streamlined process for application submission, committee review, reporting, and follow-up data submission.

The application is due 60 days prior to the projected release of the enduring material and is available online in CloudCME: https://ucsd.cloud-cme.com/Application.aspx 

Note: in order to fill-out the application, the educational planning process (including the gap analysis/needs assessment) needs to be completed. Please use the Educational Planning Tool to help guide you through this process.

Additional Application Requirements
All persons involved in the planning and execution of the CME activity (including course directors, planners, speakers, medical writers, and other staff) must provide conflict of interest disclosure information. For enduring materials, all disclosures are due at the time of application. 

CloudCME allows for completion and updating of disclosure information online at any time. For administrator access, please contact our office at cmeaccreditation@health.ucsd.edu.

Other information required in order to complete the application are a detailed outline of the content to be covered and/or an actual copy of the activity materials, and a faculty list.

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