Posted in Fall Newsletter 2024.
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Pennsylvania Medical License Renewal Checklist
It is a medical license renewal year. Before this year’s end, you will need to renew your license to continue practicing medicine in Pennsylvania. What are the CME requirements to renew an active license?
DO License Renewal
To renew a DO medical license a physician will need to meet the following CME requirements:
- 100 total credit hours in a two-year license renewal period ending October 31.
- At least 20 credits must be AOA Category 1-A
- At least 12 credits in the areas of approved patient safety or risk management content (either Category 1 or Category 2).
- 2 credits from a Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) approved course on the topic of mandated child abuse recognition and reporting (either Category 1 or Category 2).
- 2 credits in areas on pain management, identification of addiction, or the practices of prescribing of opioids (either Category 1 or Category 2).
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MD License Renewal
To renew a MD medical license a physician will need to meet the following CME requirements:
- 100 total credit hours in a two-year license renewal period ending December 31.
- At least 20 credits must be AMA PRA Category 1
- At least 12 credits in the areas of approved patient safety or risk management content (either Category 1 or Category 2).
- 2 credits from a Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) approved course on the topic of mandated child abuse recognition and reporting (either Category 1 or Category 2).
- 2 credits in areas on pain management, identification of addiction, or the practices of prescribing of opioids (either Category 1 or Category 2).
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To check out our Education Requirements for Licensure members should go to the PAMed website here and login.
