Continuing Medical Education

AAFP CME SealMAFP / Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan's continuing medical education offerings provide family medicine professionals with opportunities to enrich their knowledge for delivering the most comprehensive care for their patients and to earn credits for meeting American Academy of Family Physicians membership, State of Michigan medical licensure, and American Board of Family Medicine certification requirements.

CME for AAFP Membership

  • As a condition of continued membership in the Academy, active physician members are required to report at least 150 credits of approved CME every three calendar years.
  • The 150 credits must include at least 75 AAFP Prescribed credits; AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by:
    • American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • American Osteopathic Association as equivalent to AOA Category 2 Credit
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CME for Medical Licensure

  • MDs are required to complete a minimum of 150 hours of Michigan Board of Medicine-approved CME credits during the three years immediately preceding their date of application for renewal. A minimum of 75 of the 150 hours must be earned in courses or programs designated as Category 1. The remaining 75 hours may be comprised of Category 1 and Category 2 credits.
  • DOs are required to complete a minimum of 150 hours of Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery-approved CME credits during the three years immediately preceding their date of application for renewal. A minimum of 60 of the 150 hours must be earned in courses or programs designated as Category 1; at least 40 of the 60 hours must be American Osteopathic Association Category 1-A.
For every 3-year renewal cycle, both MDs and DOs must earn at least:
  • 1 hour of CME in medical ethics
  • 3 hours of CME in pain and symptom management
  • 3 hours of CME in implicit bias

Physicians seeking initial MD and DO licensure must have completed 1 hour of CME in human trafficking prior to applying for a license; this is a one-time training and is not counted toward the 150 CME hours requirement.

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ABFM Knowledge Self-Assessments

  • To help family physician members of MAFP earn American Board of Family Medicine certification points, Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan hosts Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) study groups four times throughout the year - check our calendar of events.
  • KSAs are one component of maintaining family medicine certification; they are are focused on evaluating and enhancing your knowledge base in a particular topic area common to family medicine.
  • Each KSA is approved for 8 CME credits and 10 ABFM certification points.
  • Once you complete a KSA hosted by Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan, we will report your CME credits to AAFP and your certification points to ABFM.
  • Interested in serving as a KSA facilitator/moderator for MAFP / Family Medicine Foundation of Michigan?
    Email [email protected].
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Track & Report CME

  • AAFP's Primary+ is a member benefit where you can maintain a centralized record of CME credits and log procedures and other professional development
  • Primary+ provides you 24-hour access to your CME transcript, which you can email to other organizations to which you belong
  • For example, LARA nor the Michigan Board of Medicine or Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery maintain records of earned CME credit hours; physicians are required to maintain their own records and keep documentation for a minimum of four years from the date of applying for license renewal.
  • Both boards conduct random audits after each renewal period, so keeping accurate records and having complete documentation is essential.
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