Warning: American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) and American Association of CME (AACME) are not ACCME-affiliated
Organization Using Similar Name and Describing Itself as CME Accreditor Is Not ACCME
October 16, 2017
Chicago, IL
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) has issued the following warning: The organization doing business as the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education and the American Association of CME, which describes itself as a CME accreditor, is not the ACCME® and is not a part of the ACCME ®system. It is not accredited as a CE provider or recognized as an accreditor by the ACCME®.
The ACCME became aware of this organization from accreditation systems and providers from outside the US that mistakenly thought they were dealing with the ACCME®. These organizations were told that the AACME will provide documentation of accreditation upon payment of a fee. Please be warned: This is not an ACCME ® organization.
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) does not:
Have any association or affiliation with an organization known as American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) or American Association of CME (AACME);
Work in conjunction with the organization known as American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) or American Association of CME (AACME) in any way;
Have any direct knowledge of the organization known as American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) or American Association of CME (AACME), or their accreditation practices; or
Accredit the organization known as American Academy of Continuing Medical Education (AACME) or American Association of CME (AACME).
If you have any questions or concerns or would like to verify that you are working with the bonafide Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®), please contact info@accme.org.
Please note that the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education® accredits a different CME provider organization named the American Academy of CME, Inc. located in Jackson, NJ. This accredited organization is listed as a provider in the ACCME Find a CME Provider database. See the listing here. The American Academy of CME, Inc. located in Jackson, NJ, is not the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education or American Association of CME, which describes itself as a CME accreditor.
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The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME® ) is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago that is responsible for accrediting institutions that offer continuing medical education through a voluntary, self-regulatory system. The ACCME also has a system for recognizing state medical societies as accreditors for local organizations offering CME.
The ACCME’s mission is to identify, develop, and promote standards for quality continuing medical education that improves healthcare for patients and their communities. There are approximately 2,000 accredited CME providers within the ACCME accreditation system, whose activities educate more than 24 million healthcare practitioner participants annually.
The ACCME’s member organizations, which represent the profession of medicine and include physician licensing and credentialing bodies, are the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Association for Hospital Medical Education, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies and the Federation of State Medical Boards of the US, Inc.
For more information, visit www.accme.org.
