Free online CME courses are usually sponsored by pharmaceutical
companies or device manufacturers. In our listings we try to identify
the sponsoring organization. As is obvious, these courses usually
deal with the specific pharmaceutical or medical device industry
sold by the sponsoring company, but does not specifically identify
brands. These courses generally meet the qualifying standards for
category 1 CME courses.
Another major provider of free CME online courses is Medscape.
These courses often take the form of "reports" and "highlights"
from major medical meetings. The programs are generally of high
quality, and qualify for Category 1 CME credits. A wide variety
of medical specialities (everything from Internal Medicine CME to
Psychiatry CME and Surgery CME) are covered.
There are also a small number of free CME courses provided by medical
schools and training hospitals. More often, though, CME courses
provided by these institutions cost about $25/credit hour. For example,
Harvard provides several online
CME courses and charages between $20 and $50 per credit hour.
Course List
MedPix
- Category 1 CME for physicians and CNE for nursing professionals
from the Uniformed Services University. One hour of category 1 CME
credit is awarded for every 4 "case of the week" completed and after
filling out an online survey.
Free
Ultrasound CME - this is a catalog of online courses provided
by GE and Siemens
Baylor College of Medicine
CME - Baylor provides free online CME courses in a wide range
of specialties. Each course is reviewed annually. Credits range
from 0.5 to 2 category 1 CME credits.
National Institutes
of Health - A small number of free online CME courses geared
toward internal medicine. Each course is worth 1 category 1 hour.
Emergency
medicine CME - LLSA: The emergency medicine specialty has shifted
to the Lifelong Learning Self Assessment (LLSA) model of recertification.
This resource provides links to the LLSA reading list and requirements.
Medicine
Board Review - Board review options including courses that offer
Category 1 CME credits.
Please note, this site is not affiliated with any of the CME course
providers, and the courses have not been reviewed.
