CME Fees for Directly Sponsored Activities

CME FEE STRUCTURE - Directly Sponsored Activities

The overall goal of the Office of Continuing Medical Education is to provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with programs aimed at improving their skills and knowledge to assist them in the delivery of outstanding medical care.  The Office of CME works to assist presenting departments in developing and executing quality educational programs that meet the needs of today’s practicing physicians and healthcare professionals.  The planning and development services offered by the Office of CME can be broken down into two major areas, sponsorship of CME activities for which PRA credits may be awarded and meeting planning.

Activities planned by departments of New York Medical College and its affiliates (including Westchester Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Metropolitan Hospital, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center) are considered to be Directly Sponsored by New York Medical College.

Live Activities (Conferences, Workshops, Symposiums)

CME Sponsorship (PRA credits awarded)
 

Includes the oversight capabilities of the CME Office to ensure that all ACCME, AMA, and NYMC Policies are followed, including:

• Planning meetings with Activity Director and course committee to ensure activity format, goals, and objectives are designed to meet identified educational needs
• Correspondence with activity faculty members to ensure required forms are completed and returned to the CME Office
• Review of all promotional materials for the activity
• Processing of conference registrations
• Compilation of Composite Faculty Disclosure Declaration
• Creation of participant Attendance Attestations
• Preparation and distribution of CME PRA Certificates
• Analysis of participant evaluations

Meeting Planning
 

The CME office will perform meeting planning tasks to aid in the creation of a successful activity, including:
 

• Site selection/booking

• Audio Visual arrangements

• Catering arrangements

• Target Audience identification

• Mail list purchase

• Advance registration services

• Initial contact with potential conference faculty members

• Coordination of travel arrangements for conference faculty

• Brochure development

• Financial management (including collection of registration fees, management of commercial support monies, and payment of all expenses)

• Commercial Support solicitation and follow-up

• Creation of Name Badges

• Conference evaluation creation

• Syllabus design

• On-site registration services at conference

• Attendance Certificates processing and distribution

The fees for the services offered by the CME office are based on the level of complexity of the activity in four components. 

Note:  Quoted fees are only for services, materials (i.e. postage, duplication, badge supplies, etc.) are additional and will be billed based on actual usage.

Enduring Materials

These are educational instruments that provide the opportunity to earn CME credit through the attainment of self-learning standards. Enduring materials are valid for up to two years.  Departments that produce enduring materials pay a sponsorship fee of $750 per instrument developed. Participants pay a $15 per credit hour fee for the CME Certificate.

Serial Conferences (Grand Rounds, M&M’s, Tumor Boards)

Fees are charged to the department annually, based on a per conference charge of $100.  A CME certificate reflecting the number of conferences attended is mailed to each physician in August for the prior academic year.

Faculty Development Courses

These are courses developed by NYMC clinical faculty that are designed to enhance or increase knowledge and improve teaching skills for medical and/or resident education.  These courses are generally offered as a benefit to voluntary faculty in recognition of their service as preceptors for resident, intern and/or medical student teaching. The courses must be held in-house and no registration fee may be charged for these courses.  CME credit is provided as a benefit of participation.  The presenting department pays a CME application fee of $250 per course.

Research and Lectureship Days

These one-day symposiums serve as a forum for scientific presentations of recent research findings and are aimed at New York Medical College researchers and clinicians.  These meetings are held on campus and often honor one of our faculty members.  The presenting department pays a CME application fee of $750 per symposium.  Participants pay $15 per credit hour fee for the CME Certificate.