This #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re celebrating Helen Brooke Taussig, MD.
A trailblazer in pediatric cardiology, she helped develop a lifesaving procedure for children with congenital heart defects—reshaping medicine at a time when few women were recognized in the field.
📸National Library of Medicine
Start your morning with our February newsletter! 💚
🎖️ Announcing the inaugural ACCME Pinnacle Award winners!
✔️ ABTS to retire self-reporting of CME credit by diplomates at the end of 2027
👏 Learn to Thrive keynotes highlight visual storytelling, elite team performance
➡️ ACCME.org/feb-26
Join us for Learn to Thrive on May 6–8 in Chicago.
🗓 Thursday, May 7
🎤 Harjiv Singh, PhD
On Day Two, Dr. Singh draws on lessons from his work with high-performance athletes to challenge how we think about healthcare education.
➡️ Register: accmemeeting.org
Visit us at #Alliance26 at Booth 200, play the ACCME Trivia Game, and learn what’s new in learner credit reporting and certificate programs! 💚
Join us on May 6–8 in Chicago to kick things off with an opening keynote that reimagines how we learn—and care.
🗓 Wednesday, May 6
🎤 Alex Thomas, MD & Gary Ashwal, MA
➡️Register: accmemeeting.org
CPMG demonstrates how accredited CME paired with system-level changes can drive meaningful improvements
✔️ Achieving measurable improvements after 18 months—including increased use of first-line antibiotics (43% → 62%) and shorter treatment durations (7.3 → 6.0 days)
➡️ ACCME.org/value#Real-Outcomes
Join us for the Winter 2026 Getting Started with Joint Accreditation Workshop and learn how one unified accreditation process can help you expand reach and strengthen interprofessional education.
➡️Register: web.cvent.com/event/1bdcca37-8c3a-4d06-bc4c-ecff22626db2/regProcessStep1
Faculty sometimes wonder why they’re asked to disclose financial relationships. Our short video breaks it down clearly and simply.
🎥 Share it with your speakers, authors, and reviewers as you plan 2026 activities.
▶️ ACCME.org/maintain-trust
This Black History Month, ACCME recognizes the lasting contributions of Black physicians, educators, and healthcare professionals, and the responsibility we share to support inclusion and equity in education and care.
#BlackHistoryMonth #MedEd #HealthEquity
This week, the ACCME team gathered in Chicago for our annual All Staff Strategic Planning Retreat! 👏
We took time to relax, reengage with colleagues, and connect to our core principles through art appreciation at the Driehaus Museum. ❄️
We’re grateful for our amazing staff!
We’re pleased to recognize Path LMS for their leadership as an ACCME Premier Technology Partner! 👏
This partnership means Path LMS commits to:
✔️ Integration excellence by conforming to ACCME technical specifications for activity and learner data reporting.
➡️ ACCME.org/Technology-partners
We’re pleased to recognize HealthStream for their leadership as an ACCME Premier Technology Partner! 👏
This partnership means HealthStream commits to:
✔️ Integration excellence by conforming to ACCME technical specifications for activity and learner data reporting.
➡️ ACCME.org/Technology-partners
Real Outcomes with the University of Chicago. ✨
The University of Chicago Center for CME leveraged ACCME’s Commendation Criteria to showcase how outcomes-focused CME can strengthen communities.
➡️ Read more: ACCME.org/value#Real-Outcomes
We’re pleased to recognize Coordinator's Choice CME Tracker for their leadership as an ACCME Premier Technology Partner! 👏
They commit to:
✔️ Integration excellence by conforming to ACCME technical specifications for activity and learner data reporting.
➡️ ACCME.org/Technology-partners
LAMMICO shows how outcomes-focused CME can strengthen entire communities. In the two years after they launched an educational activity on controlled substances, opioid prescriptions in Louisiana dropped:
✔️ From 2.16M in 2017
✔️ To 1.92M in 2018
✔️ To 1.76M in 2019
➡️ ACCME.org/value#Real-Outcomes
Next Friday is Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day! 🥳Here are some ways to celebrate: ACCME.org/HCEP-26
In 2024 alone, 1,560+ accredited organizations delivered 250,000+ activities, achieving nearly 57 million learner interactions nationwide.
➡️Read more: ACCME.org/message-from-graham
We’re pleased to recognize Cadmium for their leadership as an ACCME Premier Technology Partner! 👏
This partnership means Cadmium commits to:
✔️ A shared mission to support seamless, secure, and learner-centered CME/CE reporting.
➡️ Learn more: ACCME.org/Technology-partners
Our testimonials reflect the real impact of accredited CME delivered by trusted, accredited providers. 🙌
💬 "Accreditation is essential to IHCI because it validates the rigor, integrity, and impact of its innovations work...” — Innovative Healthcare Institute
We’re proud to recognize OasisLMS for their leadership as an ACCME Premier Technology Partner! 👏
This partnership means OasisLMS commits to:
✔️ A shared mission to support seamless, secure, and learner-centered CME/CE reporting.
➡️ Learn more: ACCME.org/Technology-partners
Our first Real Outcomes story. ✨Nicklaus Children’s Hospital shows the power of accredited CME:
✔️ 64% of telehealth patients seen within 7 days
✔️ Improved access to pediatric care
💬 “By making social drivers of health part of our CME, we better addressed barriers to care.”
— Rani S. Gereige, MD
Ring in the new year with our January newsletter!🥳
🩺 Prepare to celebrate Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day on January 23!
📘 Read the new journal article on the value of accredited CME by ACCME President and CEO Graham McMahon
➡️ Read more: ACCME.org/jan-26
ACCME wishes you a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year! 🎉
Our staff proudly partnered with Communities That Care to support children in need across the Chicagoland area. Together, our team purchased toys, clothing, and other gifts to help brighten the holidays for 35 local children. 💚
This week, we convened the Recognized Accreditor Conference in Chicago! 🙌
34 state and volunteer leaders representing 27 recognized accreditors attended and discussed the current and future landscape of accredited CME.
➡️ Full list of ACCME-Recognized Accreditors: ACCME.org/state-medical-societies
We’re proud to recognize the Yale School of Medicine for their leadership as an ACCME Innovation Partner! 👏
➡️ Learn more: ACCME.org/innovationpartners
Our December newsletter is here!❄️Here's what you need to know:
📘 Our new AI Guidance is live—supporting safe, effective use of AI in accredited CE.
🙌 Welcome our Board of Directors Officers for 2026!
🎤 Call for Comment
➡️Read more: accme.org/newsletter/dec25-news
We’re proud to recognize the University of Pittsburgh for their leadership as an ACCME Innovation Partner! 👏
➡️ Learn more: ACCME.org/innovationpartners
🎙️“It's not about what you teach. It's about what they learn.”—Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc
In part 2 of this episode of Coffee with Graham, ACCME President and CEO Dr. Graham McMahon talks with Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva of the University of Toronto.
🎧 Listen: ACCME.org/podcast
We’re proud to recognize the University of Michigan Medical School for their leadership as an ACCME Innovation Partner! 👏
➡️ Learn more: ACCME.org/innovationpartners
We’re proud to recognize Thomas Jefferson Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) for their leadership as an ACCME Innovation Partner! 🥳
➡️ Learn more: ACCME.org/innovationpartners
ACCME is thankful for ... YOU! 🫶
This week, our staff filled our Thankful Tree with everything that brings us joy and purpose—from dedicated CME providers and inspiring educators to supportive teammates and sweet treats.
What are you thankful for this year? 🧡
