Continuing Medical Education
The Continuing Medical Education Division of Ponce Medical School Foundation (PMSF- CME Division) was established under the responsibility of the Academic Affairs Office in 1988. It was authorized by the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Disciplines to provide Category I CME to physicians in Puerto Rico. At that time, its major responsibility was to provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) to faculty members and community physicians.
The PMSF-CME Division is one of the main CME and CE providers for healthcare professionals in Puerto Rico. This has resulted in new challenges and educational responsibilities to this institution. The CME Division is accepting these challenges due to the commitment to the education of the healthcare professionals, and the welfare of patients and the public, as expressed in its Mission and Vision statements.
The contribution of the Division to provide high quality CME to PMSF medical faculty and community physicians is validated with the recognition of the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Disciplines (JLDM). It is expected that PMSF-CME activities will effect changes in competence, performance, and patients’ outcomes on physicians and other health professionals who participate in the activities.
Ponce Medical School Foundation is an accredited provider of CME by the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Disciplines (Provider’s No. 016-DC26-JLDM) and Continuing Education (CE) for Health Professionals by the Puerto Rico Office of Regulation and Certification of Health Professionals (Provider’s No. 00018). Also, holds the accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (Provider No.0007249). The current accreditation period is from July 31, 2023, to July 31, 2027.
The PMSF-CME Division is one of the main CME and CE providers for healthcare professionals in Puerto Rico. This has resulted in new challenges and educational responsibilities to this institution. The CME Division is accepting these challenges due to the commitment to the education of the healthcare professionals, and the welfare of patients and the public, as expressed in its Mission and Vision statements.
The contribution of the Division to provide high quality CME to PMSF medical faculty and community physicians is validated with the recognition of the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Disciplines (JLDM). It is expected that PMSF-CME activities will effect changes in competence, performance, and patients’ outcomes on physicians and other health professionals who participate in the activities.
Ponce Medical School Foundation is an accredited provider of CME by the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Disciplines (Provider’s No. 016-DC26-JLDM) and Continuing Education (CE) for Health Professionals by the Puerto Rico Office of Regulation and Certification of Health Professionals (Provider’s No. 00018). Also, holds the accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (Provider No.0007249). The current accreditation period is from July 31, 2023, to July 31, 2027.
OUR MISSION
Ponce Medical School Foundation Continuing Medical Education (CME) Division has as its mission to provide high quality continuing education to physicians and healthcare professionals in order to contribute to the health of the public.
Purpose:
The purpose of the overall CME program is the pursuit of excellence in health promotion, disease prevention, and healthcare delivery in our community through the development and continuous improvement of programs of continuing medical education that enhance physicians and other healthcare providers’ learning.
The goals of the PMSF-CME Division are to:
• Provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with up-to-date information on evaluation, treatment modalities, and new advances in clinical practice, new technologies, research, evidence-based medicine, and needs assessment.
• Foster the professional development of PMSF faculty members as healthcare educators through the development of activities in teaching methodologies, evaluation, and research skills.
• Qualify community physicians and health professionals in new methods of education, research, and healthcare delivery from an interdisciplinary, cultural, and ethical perspective.
• Ensure the quality of educational programs by adhering to the guidelines and standards established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the AMA PRA guidelines.
• Collaborate with PMSF affiliated hospitals and other healthcare organizations by helping them to assess and meet their CME needs.
• Provide on-going outcomes assessment of the programs using multiple evaluation tools; these results will be used in the planning, improvement, and evaluation of continuing education and new programs.
Purpose:
The purpose of the overall CME program is the pursuit of excellence in health promotion, disease prevention, and healthcare delivery in our community through the development and continuous improvement of programs of continuing medical education that enhance physicians and other healthcare providers’ learning.
The goals of the PMSF-CME Division are to:
• Provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with up-to-date information on evaluation, treatment modalities, and new advances in clinical practice, new technologies, research, evidence-based medicine, and needs assessment.
• Foster the professional development of PMSF faculty members as healthcare educators through the development of activities in teaching methodologies, evaluation, and research skills.
• Qualify community physicians and health professionals in new methods of education, research, and healthcare delivery from an interdisciplinary, cultural, and ethical perspective.
• Ensure the quality of educational programs by adhering to the guidelines and standards established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the AMA PRA guidelines.
• Collaborate with PMSF affiliated hospitals and other healthcare organizations by helping them to assess and meet their CME needs.
• Provide on-going outcomes assessment of the programs using multiple evaluation tools; these results will be used in the planning, improvement, and evaluation of continuing education and new programs.
OUR MISSION
Diana Delgado