Procedures

The Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners (GRMEP) Continuing Medical Education (CME) office must be contacted before any planning occurs; if the GRMEP CME office is contacted after planning has already occurred, we may not be able to certify the activity for CME credit.

Contact the CME office for further information: (616) 732-6250, CMEOffice@grmep.org.

Please view the CME Forms page for application documents.

PROCEDURE - APPLICATION
Application Single Occurrence & Recurring Activities:

  • submit 60 days prior to the date of the planned activity

Joint Sponsorship Single Occurrence & Recurring Activities:

  • submit 90 days prior to the date of the planned activity

For GRMEP sponsored activities
"Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners designates this [learning format] for a maximum of [number of credits] AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity."

If Jointly Sponsored you must also include:
"This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Michigan State Medical Society through the joing sponsorship of Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners and [name of non-accredited provider]. Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners is accredited by the Michigan State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians."

Complete Application Submission should include all of the following

  • Planning Committee disclosure statement from each Planning Committee Member
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV) for each speaker
  • Speaker Disclosure - for each speaker
  • Speaker Information-for each speaker
  • Draft Budget - identify any income and/or expenses of the activity
  • Commercial Support Information form for each commercial support company
  • Agenda (Please note only the lecture and the question and answer portion of the activity are counted toward CME credit)
  • Draft brochure using the correct accreditation statement. Please note: You must not include any reference to CME credit on any promotional materials prior to CME approval.

Attendance/Evaluation Procedure

Attendance Sheet & Evaluation Forms

  • All physician participants must sign the attendance sheet AND legibly complete an evaluation form to receive Category 1 credit.

Physician/administrative contact Responsibilities

  • provide attendance sheet and evaluation forms at the activity
  • collect attendance sheet and evaluation forms at the end of the activity
  • collect completed attendance sheet and evaluation forms and send to GRMEP CME Office within 48 hours of completion

NOTE: It is the individual physician's responsibility to legibly complete the evaluation form at the time of the activity. Completed evaluation forms must be returned as a group with the completed attendance sheet. Individual evaluation forms will not be accepted.