Continuing Medical Education (CME) helps physicians and other health care professionals stay current, sharpen their skills and meet licensure requirements. Each activity begins with identifying a professional gap and building education that helps close it. The goal is practical learning that supports better care across the Kettering Health system.
Kettering Health is accredited through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education by way of the Ohio State Medical Association, which ensures every CME activity is based on medical evidence and free from commercial influence. The CME Committee, a group of physicians, nurses and administrators, meets each month to review and guide these activities so they remain relevant, meaningful and helpful to the clinicians providing care every day.
To keep the system connected to what’s happening in CME, KNews update will share highlights, upcoming opportunities and the impact of ongoing education across Kettering Health. It’s designed to make it easier for teams to stay informed and engaged in the work that supports lifelong learning and better patient care.
This ongoing commitment to education supports Kettering Health’s mission to live God’s love by promoting and restoring health.
Q&A with CME Committee Chair Dr. Martin Jacobs
Question: How has CME changed at Kettering Health over the years?
Answer: My first CME advisory meeting was Sept. 12, 2001. The CME Committee was larger then, meeting monthly with large stacks of paper evaluations to go through. There were less hospitalists then. We offered three lectures per week for years. One was cardiology-related, facilitated by Dr. Schuster; another was a single tumor board that presented two-to-three cases for educational purposes; and a Friday Grand Rounds presentation. All were fairly well attended, held in the Dean Auditorium with a full, hot lunch available for attendees. Over the years, CME has moved to a virtual or hybrid format. Tumor boards have multiplied and are characterized as more of a working group. We have many more hospitalists now.
Q: Where do you see the future of CME at Kettering Health headed?
A: Healthcare providers get much of their CME online, but Kettering Health CME can offer value by focusing on local or regional issues with interactive formats. There’s value in local CME highlighting what people can’t get online. It has to do with relationships and mentorship.
Q: What other services can CME offer?
A: In addition to providing credited events, CME can offer other services such as access to a centralized CME repository, MOC (Maintenance of Certification) credits and, perhaps, merging the CME process for MDs and DOs across the Kettering Health system.
Upcoming CME events
Connections Calls (7-7:30 a.m., first and third Thursday of each month)
- July 2: Bariatrics Service Line Updates, Dr. Carey Brown
- July 16: Low Back Pain, WorkUp and Referrals, Dr. Phillip Porcelli
- Aug. 6: Sleep Disorders, Dr. Hemant Shah
Med Talks – (12:15-1 p.m., third Tuesday of each month)
- July 21: Orthopedics Updates, Jim Willey, PA-C
- Aug. 18: GLPs Management, Elizabeth Jacob, PharmD