CME/CDE Oversight Committee
Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Dental Education Oversight Committee
FUNCTION
The Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Dental Education Oversight Committee (hereafter referred to as “the Committee”) is a committee for the CPD Office at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
At the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Continuing Medical Education (CME) refers to the spectrum of accredited educational activities offered to assist physicians to develop and improve their clinical knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
The primary functions of the Committee are to monitor the landscape of regional CME, identify cross-discipline CME needs, and to stimulate collaboration amongst the CPD Office, Clinical Departments and Divisions and other providers of CME within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Committee will:
• identify and discuss opportunities for specific activities in the area of continuing medical education (CME);
• explore potential operational efficiencies through collaboration on the identification and development of CME activities that span disciplines;
• act as ambassadors for the development, implementation and promotion of CME activities that meet educational, administrative, and ethical standards required for accreditation/certification;
• provide a forum to share best practices and discuss emerging trends and opportunities (national, provincial and regional);
• report to the CPD Advisory Committee
