Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements by State
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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Requirements by State (for M.D.’s & D.O.’s) |
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STATE |
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ |
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24 over 2 years |
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25 over 2 years |
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20 over 2 years (DO’s only) |
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20 over 1 year |
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100 over 4 years (MD’s) 90 0ver 3 years (DO’s) |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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40 over 2 years |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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40 over 2 years (MD) 20 over 2 years (DO) |
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40 over 2 years |
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40 over 2 years (MD) *NONE REQUIRED (DO’s) |
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40 over 2 years |
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60 over 3 years |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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40 over 2 years |
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20 a year |
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30 over 3 years |
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20 a year |
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40 over 2 years (MD) 20 over 2 years (DO) |
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50 over 2 years |
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40 over 2 years |
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75 over 3 years (MD) 60 over 3 years (DO) |
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75 over 3 years |
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40 over 2 years |
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50 over 2 years |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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50 over 2 years |
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40 over 2 years (MD) 10 a year (DO) |
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60 over 3 years |
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40 over 2 years |
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75 over 3 years |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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60 over 3 years |
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60 over 3 years |
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40 over 2 years |
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60 over 3 years (MD) 16 a year (DO) |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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20 over 2 years |
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40 over 2 years |
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40 over 2 years |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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40 over 2 years |
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12 a year |
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20 over 2 years |
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*NONE REQUIRED |
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30 over 2 years |
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80 over 4 years (MD) 60 0ver 3 years (DO) |
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50 over 2 years (MD) 16 over 2 years (DO) |
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30 over 2 years |
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*NONE (pending) |
* Most states require CME Credit for re-licensure. Even in the ones that don’t, most specialty boards require CME credits for continued certification and virtually every hospital requires CME credits for hospital appointments and re-appointments.









