Last Update: 26/04/2013 16:47
CME approval and activities
All Fellows of the College are required to participate in
ongoing continuing professional development (CPD). Continuing
medical education (CME) activities require approval in the
College's CPD Program in order for Fellows to claim points as
part of their annual CPD return. The Professional Development and
Standards Board has developed standards for educational activities
that need to be demonstrated as part of the CME approval
process.
The Guide to
CME (PDF 128 KB) assists providers with planning of
educational activities and explains the criteria required for
approval of CME activities in the College CPD Programme.
Approved activities for Fellows are published in an annual
list of approved CME activities for each region:
To gain approval, providers of CME activities are required to
complete either the CME
Approval Application Form for conferences, events and
workshops (1pph) (PDF 647 KB), or the CME
Approval Application Form for interactive or hands-on skill
learning (3pph) (PDF 176 KB) in order for CME activities
to be assessed for inclusion in this list. Approved CME activities
that are run on an annual basis are not automatically approved for
the following year, a new application will be required each
year.
For further information regarding the CME approval process please
contact the Department of Professional Standards at cme.approval@surgeons.org.
Course accreditation
The College accredits and promotes activities which are of
educational merit for SET trainees or pre-vocational doctors.
The course accreditation process reviews the curriculum and
validity of educational activities to establish that College
quality assurance requirements are met. Trainees can be confident
that accredited courses are of educational merit; providers of
accredited courses may use the RACS accreditation logo to promote
accredited courses.
More information about the course accreditation process for
course developers.
List of
accredited courses
Recognition of approved providers and educational
activities
Recognition by the College of approved
online providers and educational activities demonstrates
that a course or educational activity provides training in one or
more of the RACS competencies and has educational merit for
Fellows, trainees and/or medical graduates aspiring to be selected
for training.