How on-line CME courses work
How on-line CME courses work
If you’d like a sample of how distance learning programs work, just log onto an Internet site and try it out.
Access to the Web-based continuing education programs is free, and there usually is no charge for programs with commercial sponsors. A nominal fee, usually less than $10 per credit hour, is levied only if you want to receive CME credit.
"Any individual or group who wants to take any of our content is welcome to download it, listen to it, and print it. They incur expenses only if they want evidence of taking the course to meet their continuing education requirements," says Sharyn Lee, president and chief executive officer of CEU Online in Londonderry, NH.
The on-line courses are set up so you can take them at your leisure, mark your place, and come back to finish when it’s convenient. Participants go through the content of the program, then take the CME exam.
Virtual Lecture Hall requires participants to go through the contents page by page before they get to the CME exam. The program tells participants how many hours of credit they are eligible for and asks for a credit card number if they want it posted to their CME transcript.
Physicians participating in the Physicians’ Online courses answer the CME questions online and receive immediate feedback. The firm’s technology retains the answers as the test is taken, allowing physicians to complete the exam when it’s convenient. After the exam, the company tabulates the answers and forwards them to the educational institute, which then mails out the appropriate CME certificate.
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