Continuing Medical Education Rarely Addresses Leading Public Health Problems Including Diabetes and Obesity

Abstract

Medical schools sponsor continuing medical education (CME) to help fulfill their mission of improving the health of the community. CME programs can help physicians stay up-to-date with the best practices associated with disease prevention and treatment. According to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) there were 1.2 Million (M) hours of accredited CME courses offered in 2018 at a cost of 2.8 Billion (B) dollars, with medical schools receiving $367 M in CME revenue [1]. CME topic offerings are determined by the sponsoring entity and physicians choose which courses they wish to attend.