title: The CME professional: challenges and opportunities in reforming CME.
abstract: A rationale for reforming and repositioning continuing medical education (CME) is featured in this article. As envisioned by the Conjoint Committee Report on CME and presented in other literature, the CME professional is defined, along with requisite CME professional competencies. Perspectives of CME professionals regarding the Maintenance of Certification program are presented, with a focus on requirements for physician self-assessment and lifelong learning and continuous practice improvement.
authors.affiliation: Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, Birmingham, Alabama 35216, USA. bbellande@acme-assn.org
authors.forename: Bruce J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bellande
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010820:Physicians / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States