Continuing Education

The National Institutes of Health/Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (NIH/FAES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The NIH/FAES designates this educational activity for a maximum of six AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Written Disclosure

In compliance with the Standards of the Accreditation Council for CME, it is the policy of the NIH/FAES CME Committee to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities and to include information free of commercial bias and based on the best evidence available. All individuals in a position to influence the activity content have disclosed relevant financial interests or relationships of their own, their spouse/partner, or their worksite, with any manufacturer or provider of a commercial product, service, technology, or program; and also disclosed relationships with any non-governmental supporters of this course. There were no non-governmental supporters involved in the development of this course.

How to Receive Credit

To receive continuing education for successful completion of a course, you must:

Be eligible to receive credit from one of the accrediting organizations.
Register.
Login with the e-mail address and password you used to register.
Complete each quiz within a lesson with at least 70 percent accuracy. You can check your progress by clicking on My Account.
Complete the evaluation form, accessible from the My Account page, once all of the lesson quizzes have been successfully completed.
Once you have completed steps one through five, you will be able to print out a certificate of completion from the My Account page. You will need to have a copy of the free Adobe Reader software installed on your computer.
Contact your professional organization to arrange receipt of your continuing education credit.



Home Courses Continuing Education About This Site Contact Us Login	Continuing Education The National Institutes of Health/Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (NIH/FAES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The NIH/FAES designates this educational activity for a maximum of six AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Written Disclosure In compliance with the Standards of the Accreditation Council for CME, it is the policy of the NIH/FAES CME Committee to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities and to include information free of commercial bias and based on the best evidence available. All individuals in a position to influence the activity content have disclosed relevant financial interests or relationships of their own, their spouse/partner, or their worksite, with any manufacturer or provider of a commercial product, service, technology, or program; and also disclosed relationships with any non-governmental supporters of this course. There were no non-governmental supporters involved in the development of this course. How to Receive Credit To receive continuing education for successful completion of a course, you must: Be eligible to receive credit from one of the accrediting organizations. Register. Login with the e-mail address and password you used to register. Complete each quiz within a lesson with at least 70 percent accuracy. You can check your progress by clicking on My Account. Complete the evaluation form, accessible from the My Account page, once all of the lesson quizzes have been successfully completed. Once you have completed steps one through five, you will be able to print out a certificate of completion from the My Account page. You will need to have a copy of the free Adobe Reader software installed on your computer. Contact your professional organization to arrange receipt of your continuing education credit.