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I graduated last year and now am trying to collect CME to meet the 100 required by the NCCPA next year.  I'm still under the old 6 year guidelines.  I work in a very small family practice office and can't get away often to go to meetings that interfere with work, and I'm not making a lot of money yet.  Most of the CME options are pricey that I have found.  I plan on going to my state meeting this year for some.  I'm not a member of AAPA at this point but I may re-join them if the price of membership is cheaper than other CME options.

 

I found one website ( www.practicingclinicians.com ) that offers some free CME.  Is anyone familiar with this group?  Are they approved?  They have not been listed on the AAPA website, but I thought maybe someone here has perhaps gotten approval from the NCCPA regarding them?  

 

Are there any inexpensive sources online that you are aware of?

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You can always go for free Medscape online CME.

Join a society that gives Cat 1 for journal articles--I get 12 per year from Wilderness Medical Society, and that seems par for the course.

All your refresher courses (BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc.) are 6-8 Cat 1 as pre-approved certificate programs.

Max out your Cat 2, so you only need 50 cat 1.

Anything that's AMA/ACCME approved as cat 1 counts--You don't need separate AAPA or NCCPA approval.

Oh, and if you have UpToDate, you can sometimes get it to configure an account for you so you get CME hours for the online research/reading you already do.

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I would second Primary Care Abstracts, and it is only $145 for PA internet only version. That is a lil over $3 per CME credit hour. I like their 4 page review every month, very concise and to the point.

There is also American Family Physician, the AAFP magazine, $100 per year for PAs, get 36 cat 1 credit hours, so $2.77 a credit hour.

Yes, join the AAPA. While I am not sold on PI CME, I do think SA CME is an excellent idea. You still have time before this is an absolute requirement for you but the reality is that we will only be able to access much of this specific CME through the AAPA. Likely it will be cheaper for members.

Not a big fan of PCE, what OP referred to. They are a cover for pharmaceutical and medical supply companies, offer CME aimed at sponsors products. Faculty that teaches at these are usually very involved with the sponsors.

G Brothers PA-C

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Uptodate is definitely the easiest. Everytime you search a topic, for example "adult uti treatment" or even "bactrim" to look up drug dosing, you get 0.5 category 1 credit. Doesn't sound like much, but it adds up pretty quickly. While I'm at work I make it a point to look things up on uptodate. It is definitely the most accepted Website for quick point of care research. There is no test to take after you open an article (technically you don't even have to read the entire thing). To get credit you simply answer a question (did the article change your practice style) and then it allows you to print CME certificates showing how much you have earned every month . Most of my coworkers use it as their main source of CME. The credit is free. Most employers will have a free uptodate account for you

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