In this section you will find recent news and events pertaining to The Physicians Academy for Clinical and Management Excellence.
Jul/Aug 2008
Go Green, CME
It took a whole lot of effort to get all of us thinking about the need to protect and preserve the environment. And we aren't quite there yet. To read more click here!
May/Jun 2008
Linked In to CME
About six months ago I got an e-mail from a colleague inviting me to join something called “LinkedIn.” Given that I am a social animal and consider networking one of my core competencies, I signed up. (Yes, it was free.) To read more click here!
Mar/Apr 2008
Houston, We Have a Problem
You have to admit that we react to situations a lot more often than we take proactive measures. Shouldn't our own education be more like the education that we deliver? Would we benefit from a more extensive assessment of the varying needs of the different segments of the stakeholders in our profession? To read more click here!
Jan/Feb 2008
My CME Life List
I have heard a lot about life lists lately; these are the lists that people make outlining things that they want to do or accomplish before they die. I thought that it would be interesting to create a personal CME life list of sorts, or a listing of things that I hope to see accomplished during my tenure in the CME community. To read more click here!
Nov/Dec 2007
Groundhog Day
Did you ever feel like Bill Murray's character in the movie Groundhog Day? Well I do, several times every year — and it is always when I am at a CME conference and the hot topics are being discussed. To read more click here!
Sep/Oct 2007
Global CME Begins at Home
Is harmonization of continuing medical education possible around the world or around the block? It seemed to me that harmonization should not only be possible, but also be easily attainable. To read more click here!
Jul/Aug 2007
Why Isn't CME More Structured?
With all of these newfound challenges and requirements, how can they [physicians] also be expected to stay abreast of the latest issues related to their clinical practices? Well, sometimes they just cannot. Isn't it up to us, then, as CME professionals, to be more strategic in the CME initiatives and activities that we design, develop, and implement? To read more click here!
May/Jun 2007
What Do I Do for a Living?
I often have a difficult time describing just what I do for a living to my friends and family. It should be simple, but it just never is. I always start out by saying that I work in continuing medical education; and, like it or not, that is what I do. To read more click here!
Mar/Apr 2007
We Need CME-Harmony.com
Let's face it — we're all looking for something or someone. When it comes to CME, it is especially true for learners, educators, providers, and supporters. The problem is, how do we find each other? To read more click here!
Jan/Feb 2007
Same Time Next Year?
I just returned from Pharmaceutical Executive's 4th Annual MedEd Forum where I spent two and a half days interacting with the same people I saw at the American Medical Association National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration meeting two months earlier. Why does the same group of us continue to attend meetings at which the same information is being presented by the same people? Do we just like seeing each other? To read more click here!
