lkitsko1 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hi all. First time poster. I have been a PA for 10 years and my hospital has cut our CME from 2000 to 0 with no real explanation. Could you please tell me what your CME allowance is. I have a meeting with administration regarding getting our CME back to 2000 and want to have some examples. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicnubs Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 This is anecdotal and I am naive, but looking around the forums I generally see most people posting about jobs or job offers offering $1000-1500/year for CME. Getting it partially restored may be more realistic. Did they at least give you the 'budget cuts' line or do they refuse to comment on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marilynpac Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 That's usually the amount. We do have a cme section here NetCE.com offers low cost cmes, cmecorner.com has free cmes as does freecmeweekly.com, this is going to be the trend as hospitals are suffering horribly. Many illegals that don't have medicaid are using the ED as their PCP, hospitals have to eat up that cost. Many hospitals offer weekly cme conferences, you should take advantage of that. Also if you are a member of the AAPA they also have cmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 31, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2011 2000/yr plus they cover acls, pals, cpr, and fccs in addition to this. what we don't use we get as taxable income at the end of the yr. my last job was 1200/yr for cme + 1 week off with pay and 1200/yr for non-medical cme(spanish, community college class, whatever) and a 6 mo sabbatical at 1/2 pay every 7 yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted March 31, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2011 had between 1000 and 2500 anything under $1k is just plain wrong unless they are paying for all licenses and fees outside of this money zero education money - might agree for one year, but if longer then that I would organize the PA's and point out it is not acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physasst Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 3200 per year now, but that was cut in 08, and I am spearheading an effort (as the institution is doing much better financially now) to increase it BACK to what was defined as our benefit initially. 4000 per year. Plus ACLS/BLS and PALS are covered. NO licensing fees are covered with the exception of our DEA. We also get up to 5200 per year tuition reimbursement for courses offering certification and/or degree coursework...(5200 for graduate level, 3500 for undergraduate or certificate level stuff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 If you're CVTS then get the APACVS report. The last one came out recently. It breaks down CME dollars, education days, etc. Show this to your employer as the going standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physasst Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 If you're CVTS then get the APACVS report. The last one came out recently. It breaks down CME dollars, education days, etc. Show this to your employer as the going standard. Plus one on this. There is variation between specialties, particularly in private groups, and this advice is spot on the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 $1500/yr plus 40hours CME time; license, DEA, state controlled substance are all paid for separately. We also get $4000/yr in tuition reimbursement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkitsko1 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 Thanks. I just copied it for administration. Appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrjames Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 $3000/year, 1 week paid CME hours. Got this increased a year ago - it was $1500 and 4 days paid for CME. We successfully argued that we require as much CME as the phsyicians in our network and that while the registration fee might be less for a PA than MD, the airfare, hotel, food etc is just as expensive for a PA, who gets paid less to begin with. They pay all licence, prof memeberships, DEA, ACLS as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browndog Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 $2000 plus 36 hrs pay for cme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wallace Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I work in a private ortho office. I get 1500 for job related expenses. This includes CME, DEA, CDS or whatever else I can say is job related. I also get an extra 40 hrs a year for vacation time for CME. I do not get reimbursed at the end of the year if I don't use or spend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkitsko1 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Any more help would be greatly appreciated. Meeting with president and administration wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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