PREPARE TO CELEBRATE!
A Message from ACCME President and CEO Graham, McMahon, MD, MMSc
On January 23, 2026, ACCME joins the healthcare community in celebrating Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day—recognizing the educators, planners, and leaders whose work ensures that learning remains a powerful driver of better care. Below, ACCME President and CEO Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, reflects on the scope, integrity, and impact of accredited continuing education across the healthcare system. We encourage you to share this letter with your community and leadership, adding some examples of your own that demonstrate your value and impact. #AccreditedCMEDelivers #CEProfessionalsDay
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New Article on the Value of Accredited CME
A new Journal of CME article by Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, ACCME President and CEO, presents evidence that accredited continuing medical education delivers measurable value for clinicians, organizations, and patients. Drawing on ACCME data and recent workforce and outcomes findings, the article highlights how accredited CME strengthens performance, teamwork, trust, and healthcare quality across the system.
New ‘Real Outcomes’ Features Showcase the Impact of Accredited CME
ACCME has added a new series of “Real Outcomes” feature stories to our Value of Accredited CME webpage, highlighting how accredited organizations are achieving meaningful improvements in patient care through education. These real-world examples illustrate the role accredited CME plays in addressing some of healthcare’s most complex challenges. In preparation for Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day (January 23), we invite you to explore the stories—and share your own examples of how accredited CME delivers.
New Article Explores AI’s Role in CPD Accreditation Oversight
A new article, “Artificial Intelligence for Oversight: AI in Continuing Professional Development Accreditation,” authored by ACCME President and CEO Graham T. McMahon, MD, MMSc, has been published in the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. The article examines how artificial intelligence can enhance the efficiency, consistency, and insightfulness of accreditation processes in health professions education, while emphasizing the ongoing importance of human judgment and responsible governance. This timely publication highlights both the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into CPD oversight, offering a structured framework for responsible adoption in the field.
As a reminder, the ACCME in December released new Guidance on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Accredited Continuing Education (CE) to support providers as they integrate emerging AI tools into the planning, delivery, and evaluation of education.
Celebrating Provisional Accreditation and Accreditation with Commendation Achieved in December 2025
Please join us in congratulating the following organizations that received provisional accreditation (newly accredited) and accreditation with commendation in December 2025:
Newly Accredited Organizations
- Innovative Healthcare Institute (IHCI)
- The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners Inc.
- Gynesim Inc.
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Coastal Aesthetic Training Institute (CATI)
Accreditation with Commendation
- American Head And Neck Society
- Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association of North America
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- University of Maryland School of Medicine
- SUNY – Upstate Medical University
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science
- American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Texas Medical Liability Trust
- Affiliates Risk Management Services, Inc.
- California Medical Association
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- Voxmedia LLC
EDUCATION & RESOURCES
Learn to Thrive 2026 Speakers and Exhibit Opportunities
May 6–8, 2026
Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel
Learn to Thrive 2026 will bring together the continuing education community for three days of insight, innovation, and connection. Attendees will hear from dynamic keynote speakers who are pushing the boundaries of learning and performance across industries.
Keynote sessions include Alex Thomas and Gary Ashwal, Co-Founders at Booster Shot Media, on how graphic stories can transform CE, and Harjiv Singh, PhD, Senior Performance and Development Scientist (Basketball Operations) with the Charlotte Hornets, on improving human performance.
Become an Exhibitor
We are excited to offer organizations an opportunity to exhibit at Learn to Thrive 2026, our 10th annual meeting. Applications are considered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have any questions, please contact us at education@accme.org.
Download Exhibitor Application
REMINDERS
2026 Annual Accreditation Fees
Invoices for annual accreditation fees were sent in November to ACCME-accredited providers as well as those accredited by the California Medical Association and Massachusetts Medical Society (at the request of those state medical societies). Payment must be received by Monday, February 2, 2026, to avoid late fees.
The 2026–2027 ACCME-accredited provider fee schedule is posted here. If your organization is accredited by the ACCME or one of the state medical societies listed above and you did not receive an invoice, please contact ACCMEbilling@accme.org. If your organization is accredited by a state medical society not listed above, please contact your accreditor.
RFA for OA REMS Grants: Deadline March 5
The goal of the Opioid Analgesic (OA) Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program Companies (RPC’s) Continuing Education Request for Application (CE RFA) is to support high-quality REMS-compliant accredited continuing medical education (CME) or continuing education (CE) to educate prescribers and other healthcare providers (HCPs), including pharmacists and nurses, on the treatment and monitoring of patients with pain. The 2026 CE Request for Application (RFA) for REMS-compliant accredited educational grants has been posted on the Grant Management System (GMS) home page. It can also be accessed via the RPC REMS website on the right-hand side of the page. The deadline for submission of applications through the GMS for this RFA is 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
RECOGNITION
Celebrating Our Innovation Partners!
We’re proud to recognize the organizations that are partnering with ACCME to advance our shared mission to reduce administrative burdens and support meaningful, lifelong learning for physicians. As Innovation Partners, these providers are leading efforts to simplify learner data reporting, enhance the learner experience, and promote the use of CME Passport.
Each Innovation Partner brings a unique perspective and commitment to advancing high-quality, learner-centered education. In this issue, we’re spotlighting the following Innovation Partners who share how their participation benefits their physician learners:
Society of Hospital Medicine: “Offering our expertise as accredited Innovation Partners allows SHM to provide the broadest and best educational opportunities. By keeping our physician partners’ needs at the forefront of our education, SHM provides cogent, timely, applicable activities most needed by our hospitalists to thrive!”
StatPearls, LLC: “As an ACCME Innovation Partner, physician learners can trust StatPearls™ continuing educational platform to deliver relevant activities, track participation, and report completions to ACCME, state licensing boards, and participating certifying boards.”
SUNY – School of Medicine at Stony Brook: “Our office of CME will inform the ACCME electronic database of upcoming CME activities so that ACCME, with physician permission, can report physician’s completed CME activities/credits directly to the desired state licensing board and applicable certifying boards, thereby saving physician time.”
The Ohio State University: “Participating as an Innovation Partner will provide us with the ability to transmit our learners’ information to their state medical licensing and specialty boards with efficiency and accuracy. Additionally, the time savings will enable us to expand content options for our learners.”
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: “Physicians gain access to practice-aligned education ensuring direct relevance to their work, plus streamlined CME credit tracking nationwide, making it easier to meet professional requirements while improving patient care outcomes.”
