Clinical Ethics for Patient-Centered Care CME Certificate
VCOM and the Institute of Consultative Bioethics proudly partner to provide the Clinical Ethics for Patient-Centered Care certificate.
Healthcare professionals train for situations ranging from fact-based, logical decision-making in non-urgent cases to triage in critical life-and-death scenarios. This education is essential for practitioners, but they often lack training for ethical triage situations.
About Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Accreditation for Faculty Development and Continuing Medical Education
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians as a Category 1 CME sponsor. VCOM strictly adheres to the standards and regulations provided by the AOA governing the provision and documentation of CME programming.
Key Parts of a Continuing Medical Education Faculty Development Program
The AOA’s Accreditation Manual for CME Sponsors identifies three key parts of a faculty development program:
- Faculty Development refers to those programs which focus on the individual faculty member. The most common focus for programs of this type is the faculty member as a teacher. Faculty development specialists provide consultation on teaching, including class organization, evaluation of students, in-class presentation skills, questioning and all aspects of design and presentation. They also advise faculty on other aspects of teacher/student interaction, such as advising, tutoring, discipline policies and administration.
- A second frequent focus of such programs is the faculty member as a scholar and professional. These programs offer assistance in career planning, professional development in scholarly skills such as grant writing, publishing, committee work, administrative work, supervisory skills, and a wide range of other activities expected of faculty.
- A third area on which faculty development programs focuses is the faculty member as a person. This includes wellness management, interpersonal skills, stress and time management, assertiveness development and a host of other programs which address the individual's well-being.
Each year VCOM holds faculty development sessions on campus and in our clinical sites upon request to enrich the faculty members education. Faculty development programs are also provided online and opportunities are sent to the faculty through their Chairs. Faculty are always welcome to contact the Assistant Dean or Director of Faculty Development to request additional materials or programs.
The American Osteopathic Association awards Category 2 B credit for faculty development. Please visit the AOA’s Continuing Medical Education Guide for Osteopathic Physicians for complete information about the 2019 – 2021 cycle.