Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) Release Notes
The following is a brief, up-to-date summary of PARS enhancements, with links to relevant FAQs, for your quick reference. Note that because PARS is an online application, PARS enhancements are available immediately to all users; no downloads are required to ensure that you are using the most up to date version of PARS.
Date of Implementation
February 9, 2024
- PARS performs a credit match – resulting in the creation of a CME credit that corresponds to the MOC/CC learner credit reported for any collaborating certifying board. This process will be performed weekly.
December 14, 2023
- PARS performs a credit match – resulting in the creation of a CME credit that corresponds to the MOC/CC learner credit reported for any collaborating certifying board.
November 15, 2023
- PARS performs a credit match – resulting in the creation of a CME credit that corresponds to the MOC/CC learner credit reported for any collaborating certifying board.
August 31, 2023
- Began creating CME credits for state licensing boards based on Maintenance of Certification/Continuing Certification (MOC/CC) credits previously reported for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). MOC/CC credits with completion dates between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2022, appeared as CME credits in the Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) in mid-August.
- Watch for announcements about these additional steps coming soon:
- MOC/CC to CME credit creation on a regular schedule and for additional certifying boards.
- CME credits reported for a physician in one state will be created for any other state in which the physician is currently licensed.
March 1, 2021
- Added functionality to register CME activities to offer American Board of Surgery CC points through web form, XML batch upload, and ACCME PARS web services.
