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The MUSC Office of Continuing Medical Education is committed to supporting the lifelong learning process of physicians and other health care providers by providing high quality educational opportunities designed to advance the quality and safety of patient care in South Carolina by enhancing learner competence and practice performance. The MUSC Office of CME is a strategic and organizational resource in the creation and development of continuing education activities for physicians, health care professionals and interprofessional teams. Through collaborative relationships with university departments and organizations within our state and region, the MUSC Office of CME is able to provide leadership in achieving improved health care outcomes.

Opportunities for Lifelong Learning

CME for MOC

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) has collaborated with some of the member boards of the ABMS to facilitate the integration of accredited CME and MOC. These collaborations enable CME providers to add value for their physician learners by offering educational activities that that count for both CME credit and MOC credit. Accredited CME providers are not required to submit MOC applications for approval to the certifying boards that are collaborating with the ACCME. Instead, CME providers can use the ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) to register activities for these programs and report learner completion data that is then made available to the certifying boards. ‌

‌If you are a member of one of the participating boards listed below and would like the MUSC Office of CME to submit your CME for MOC to your board, please complete the board authorization form at the link listed below.

Board	Acronym
American Board of Anesthesiology	ABA
American Board of Internal Medicine	ABIM
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery	ABOS
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery	ABOHNS
American Board of Pathology	ABPath
American Board of Pediatrics	ABP
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	AMPMR
American Board of Surgery	ABS
American Board of Thoracic Surgery	AMTS

The credits we offer for RSS activities (grand rounds, tumor boards, etc,) would not apply towards the self-assessment, but rather the Accredited CME Credit type.

The MUSC Office will upload information to the ACCME on a quarterly basis. However in order to submit this information, individual authorization is required. Authorization can be done through the following link: Board Submittal Authorization Form.

The following links offer FREE CME/CE training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders:

Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released materials related to the new Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. The Act requires new or renewing DEA licensees, as of June 27, 2023, to have completed a total of at least eight hours of training on opioid or other substance use disorders and the appropriate treatment of pain.

ACCME compiled a number of frequently asked questions to address potential inquiries related to the MATE Act and accredited continuing education (CE), available here.

The MUSC Office of CME is offering the following free CME videos: