Continuing Education Credit

MEDICAL PHYSICISTS:

This program has been approved by The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc. (CAMPEP) for 15.83 MPCEC credits.

Medical Dosimetrists:

This program is approved by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB) for 16 credits. Medical Dosimetrists seeking MDCB Credit must complete the required online evaluation survey. The AAPM will report MDCB credits directly to the MDCB on October 26, 2015.
Please note your badge I.D. and CMD number will be required in order to access the online evaluation survey.

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS:

This program will be submitted for credit to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for Category A credits. Post-meeting, AAPM will provide RT's with a transcript of credits earned to be used for self-reporting credits to the ASRT.

The survey is now closed. Credits will be released to attendees on October 26, 2015.

MOC/SAMs (SELF ASSESSMENT MODULES)

Many AAPM members now require Maintenance of Certification (MOC) as defined by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). At least 75 continuing education (CE) credits are required every 3 years. CE credits may be met by a combination of Category 1 credits (CAMPEP or ACCME) and self-directed educational projects (SDEPs). At least 25 of the 75 CE credits must be self-assessment CE (SA-CE). Other than ABR prequalified SAMs and SDEPs, the ABR will count all AMA Category 1 CME activities in “enduring materials” (including webbased and print) and “journal-based CME” formats toward the MOC self-assessment requirement. SAMS are not required, but can be used to meet the (SA-CE) requirements. Information regarding the MOC requirments can be found at What is MOC.

The program has applied for approval of 8.50 SAMs Credits.

Questions will be asked during the SAMs sessions and participants must answer electronically. There is no pass/fail. The idea is to assess knowledge gained during the session.
The audience response unit will be available onsite. Audience response technology is included in your registration fee.
At the end of the meeting, please return your audience response unit.
To confirm attendance and to obtain credits, attendees must complete the online survey for the each SAMs session. Please note your badge I.D. is required in order to complete the online survey

The AAPM Transfers SAMs Credits to the ABR via the CME Gateway.

Update your CME Gateway account:

Sign onto the CME Gateway.
Click on the Participating Organizations Tab.
Use the "Opt In" function for The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SAMs/SA-CME)
Enter your AAPM user ID and password and click register.
Click on the Reports Tab to view the SAMs credits that will transfer to the ABR.

Don't require Maintenance of Certification, but still want to sit in on a SAMs session?

No problem. The sessions are open to everyone. An audience response unit is not required to attend.

To obtain Credits

To obtain MPCEC and/or ABR SAMs credit, attendees must complete the online evaluation survey. The survey will be available online September 18th through October 19th.
To obtain Category A Credits™ of the ASRT, attendees must complete the required onsite certification forms and return to the onsite meeting staff.
After the meeting:
- Medical Physicist registrants will be contacted with instructions for viewing the meeting transcript via the CAMPEP website. The transcript will list a description of the sessions and the number of continuing education credits obtained.
- AAPM will report the medical dosimetrist participants credits earned to the MDCB.
- ASRT credit registrants will be sent certificates via email 30 days post-meeting.
Badge ID is required for Medical Physicists registrants in order to complete the CEC evaluation survey.
Credits will be posted by October 26, 2015.