WashU Continuing Medical Education

Website: https://cme.wustl.edu The Purpose of the overall CME Program at Washington University School of Medicine is to facilitate life-long learning through providing learning opportunities for educational renewal and advancement in order to assist health care professionals to maintain and enhance professional competencies and performance to improve patient care. Content Areas addressed by the CME Program are comprehensive, evidence-based, and focus on core professional competencies. They encompass the full scope of medical and surgical practice, including basic scientific underpinnings of disease and therapeutics, medical diagnosis and treatment, preventive medicine and eradication of health care disparities. Target Audiences include local, national and international physicians in practice and in postgraduate training. Where feasible, educational content is designed for teams of health care providers, including allied health professionals. Thus we encourage educators to include content appropriate for all health care team members, including allied health professionals as well as health care professionals in training. Types of Activities include live periodic courses, regularly scheduled series, distance learning online and other enduring materials. Expected Results include improvements in knowledge, competence, professional performance, patient care, and patient outcomes.