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Originally Posted by Geronimo '74
Yeah right CME, I think I asked that a while back already.
What are credit hours?
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CME: continuing medical education
You have to accumulate a certain number per year to maintain medical licensing. Each state is different in the number of hours necessary per renewal period. You can get credits for attending accredited lectures, conferences, exams, passing boards, etc. It might be one hour for a lunchtime lecture at the hospital or reading an article in a journal and completing the short exam at the end, or 20-40 hours for attending a multi-day medical conference. I think California requires 100 hrs every 4 years. When I was in Massachusetts it was 100 hrs every 2 years.