NC-CME announces Extension of Certification
program
The National Commission for Certification of CME
Professionals (NC-CME) is pleased to announce an Extension of
Certification (EOC) program offered to Certified CME
Professionals (CCMEPs) when their current certificates
expire.
The EOC will serve to extend the initial 3-year
certification to 5 years for candidates who fulfill the EOC
eligibility requirements. Active CCMEPs may submit their EOC
applications 3-6 months before the expiration date noted on
their certificates. For example, the first Class of June 2008
will submit EOC applications between January 1 and March 31,
2011.Qualified candidates will receive updated certificates
and will continue to be included in the National
Registry of Certified CME Professionals, accessible online at
www.NC-CME.org.
Each candidate’s EOC eligibility worksheet will be reviewed
for evidence of his/her own personal continuing professional
development that has taken place since the initial
certification date. The EOC point requirement will be 12
points, compared with 15 points required for initial
certification; the EOC registration fee will be $275, compared
with the initial fee of $450. Attendance at conferences and
webinars, memberships in CME organizations, and volunteer work
in the CME community are among the activities that may qualify
toward the 12-point requirement.
Candidates for the 2-year extension will not be required to
sit for an exam. When the extension period expires candidates
for recertification will need to pass the exam that is being
given at that time, which ensures that CCMEPs will be tested
every 5 years to demonstrate that they have kept up-to-date
with current CME rules and regulations.
Notices will be sent to each CCMEP 6 months before his/her
certification expires. CCMEPs who allow their certification to
expire, then wish to be reinstated, will be required to pass
the currently available 3-hour certification exam and will
need to document 15 points of education/experience in the CME
field within the past 3 years.
For full details regarding EOC and recertification, go to
www.NC-CME.org
