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Vision Statement

The Office of Continuing Medical Education at the Feinberg School of Medicine will facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs and initiatives to meet the changing needs of physicians, other professionals associated with health care, and the communities served.

Mission Statement

The Office of Continuing Medical Education at the Feinberg School of Medicine recognizes its responsibility to promote lifelong learning through the provision of well-designed educational experiences for physicians, others involved in health care delivery, and the community.

The aims of these educational experiences are to:

  1. Enhance and expand scientific and medical knowledge
  2. Promote best practices in health care
  3. Develop skills associated with improved health care and health care services
  4. Collaborate with other accrediting bodies to provide continuing education for physicians and allied health care professionals

The desired outcomes of the educational experiences are:

  1. Well defined educational activities varying from lectures, discussion panels, self-directed learning modules, computer based education and laboratory training experiences
  2. Foster communication and collaboration within and between McGaw hospitals and the medical school to improve the delivery of all continuing education activities for individuals involved in health care delivery
  3. Provide leadership for developing measurement tools designed to assess outcomes for all CME sponsored educational activities

The medical school's accreditation is extended to the Feinberg School of Medicine's affiliates.  Click here to for a list affiliates and contact information.