Continuing Medical Education for MDs/DOs

As a prerequisite for physician registration, practitioners are required to complete continuing medical education.

Physician CME Requirements

Physicians need to complete at least 24 hours of continuing medical education every 12 months. At least half of these hours must be in formal, category I courses. A physician must report on the registration permit application if she or he has completed the required CME.

Documentation of CME courses shall be made available to the Board upon request (Spring 97 Newsletter "Board Initiates CME Audits"), but should not be mailed with the registration payment. Random audits will be made to assure compliance. Formal courses include those recognized by the American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and medical specialty societies. Informal self-study includes attendance at hospital lectures, grand rounds, or case conferences.

Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility

As of 1999, at least 1 of the formal hours must involve the study of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility. Professional responsibility can involve courses in Risk Management, Domestic Abuse, or Child Abuse.

List of CME Approved for Ethics Credit - Note: Courses listed fulfill Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility requirements for registration but are not automatically acceptable for fulfillment of CME Ethics requirements for disciplinary orders.

For Providers – Application for TMB Designation of CME as Medical Ethics or Professional Responsibility

The TMB: A Glimpse of Licensure and Discipline is a video that educates Texas physicians about the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners (TMB). The video meets the TMB requirement for one hour of continuing medical education in the area of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility. The video is available for free download at http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/professionals/physicians/licensed/docres.htm.

Click here for information regarding pursuing CME Ethics credit for viewing the video.

For CME course listings contact:

Texas Medical Association: (512) 370-1300, (800) 880-1300

Texas Osteopathic Medical Association: (512) 708-8662, (800) 444-8662

Texas Academy of Family Physicians: (512) 329-8666