Accreditation Criteria
The Accreditation Criteria offer a framework for planning, implementing, and evaluating CME activities that are designed to result in improvements in clinicians’ abilities, performance in practice, or patient outcomes. Accredited CME providers need to comply with all ACCME requirements.
About the Criteria
Initial applicants seeking to achieve Provisional Accreditation, a two-year term, must comply with all Core Accreditation Criteria, the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, and applicable policies.
Providers seeking Accreditation, a four year-year term, must comply with all Core Accreditation Criteria, the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, and policies.
Accredited providers also have the option to seek Accreditation with Commendation, a six-year term. Our Menu of Criteria for Accreditation with Commendation, recognizes the achievements of CME providers that advance interprofessional collaborative practice, address public health priorities, create behavioral change, show leadership, leverage educational technology, and demonstrate the impact of education on healthcare professionals and patients.
ACCME Core Criteria
CME Mission and Program Improvement
Educational Planning and Evaluation
Menu of Criteria for Accreditation with Commendation
To be eligible for Accreditation with Commendation, CME providers must demonstrate compliance with all of the Core Accreditation Criteria, the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, and applicable policies, in addition to eight criteria from the commendation menu. Choosing from the menu, providers need to demonstrate compliance with any seven criteria of their choice, from any category, and at least one from the Achieves Outcomes category.
