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  • Continuing Medical Education: Looking Back, Planning Ahead
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  • Dennis K. Wentz, MD
  • 2011
  • Published by: Dartmouth College Press
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Continuing medical education (CME) is a mainstay for ongoing learning by practicing physicians. Often considered the third and final phase of medical education, CME differs significantly from earlier phases of training. Unlike medical school and residency/fellowship, CME requires physicians to respond voluntarily to their educational needs; there is no specified curriculum, and practice settings are all different.

The essays in this volume tell the history and evolution of CME in the United States and Canada, but also look toward future issues and developments. Contributors from a diverse array of institutions explore CME’s emergence from undergraduate medical education and its separate growth and development, key events and breakthroughs, lessons learned, conflicts, and predictions about the future in their area of expertise. Addressing critical issues, such as industry support for CME, the volume offers a vital tool for continuing medical education professionals, physicians, administrators, and all health care practitioners interested in the future of continuous education and quality patient care.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page
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  1. Contents
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. ix-xi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. xiii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-14
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  1. PART I: Reflections at the Beginning
  1. 1. Lifelong Medical Education: Past, Present, Future
  2. pp. 17-20
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  1. 2. National Approaches to Continuing Medical Education: Recurring Attempts, No Finality
  2. pp. 21-30
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  1. 3. Is There a Continuum of Medical Education? Fact versus Fiction
  2. pp. 31-40
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  1. PART II: Organizations in the Early Development of Continuing Medical Education in the United States
  1. 4. The American Academy of Family Physicians Contribution to Continuing Medical Education
  2. pp. 43-55
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  1. 5. Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association: An Educational Journey
  2. pp. 56-71
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  1. 6. The American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education Program
  2. pp. 72-79
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  1. 7. Continuing Medical Education at the Association of American Medical Colleges
  2. pp. 80-86
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  1. 8. The Key Role of the State Medical Societies in Continuing Medical Education
  2. pp. 87-101
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  1. 9. Medical Specialty Societies: Innovation in Meeting Physician Member Needs
  2. pp. 102-110
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  1. PART III: Newer Institutions and Organizations in Continuing Medical Education
  1. 10. The Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education: The Early Years
  2. pp. 113-117
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  1. 11. Instituting National Standards for Continuing Medical Education: The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
  2. pp. 118-131
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  1. 12. Evolution of the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education into the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education
  2. pp. 132-149
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  1. PART IV: Physician Learning: Research in Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development
  1. 15. Research in Continuing Medical Education
  2. pp. 177-187
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  1. 16. The History of Evidence-Based Continuing Medical Education in the United States
  2. pp. 188-192
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  1. 17. Four Pillars in the Evolution of Continuing Medical Education
  2. pp. 193-202
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  1. PART V: Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in Canada
  1. 18. The Evolution of Continuing Medical Education in Canada
  2. pp. 205-217
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  1. 19. A History of the Committee on the Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education—Canada
  2. pp. 218-226
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  1. 20. The Evolution of Continuing Professional Development at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Setting Standards for Canadian Specialists
  2. pp. 227-239
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  1. 21. The College of Family Physicians of Canada: Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in Canada
  2. pp. 240-248
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  1. PART VI: The External Environment of Continuing Medical Education
  1. 22. Regulation of Continuing Medical Education in the United States: A Historical Perspective and View of the Future
  2. pp. 251-265
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  1. PART VII: Emerging Themes and Forces in Continuing Medical Education
  1. 24. Continuing Professional Development: Concept, Origins, and Rationale
  2. pp. 281-290
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  1. 25. Contemporary Developments in Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development
  2. pp. 291-299
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  1. 26. Continuing Interprofessional Education: Collaborative Learning for Collaborative Practice
  2. pp. 300-316
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  1. 27. The Maintenance of Certification Program from the American Board of Medical Specialties and Its Member Boards
  2. pp. 317-327
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  1. 28. The National Commission for Certification of Continuing Medical Education Professionals and Its Certification Program
  2. pp. 328-334
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  1. 29. Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in Europe: The New Reality
  2. pp. 335-346
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  1. 30. Continuing Medical Education for the World: Spreading to Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
  2. pp. 347-356
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  1. PART VIII: Reflections on Moving toward the Future
  1. 31. The Meaning and Value of Continuing Medical Education
  2. pp. 359-368
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  1. 32. Continuing Medical Education in an Era of Health-Care Reform: A Dartmouth Perspective
  2. pp. 369-383
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  1. About the Editor and Contributors
  2. pp. 385-388
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 389-407
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