Continuing Medical Education Mission Statement

The Continuing Medical Education Program of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine will support and enhance the vision of the School of Medicine, to “advance new models of academic excellence and community health care.”

Purpose

The purpose of the CME program is to provide ACCME-accredited continuing medical education activities to inform the generalist and specialist physicians in West Central Ohio and surrounding regions. The program will provide a mechanism by which its constituents can improve competency, maintain board certification, and cultivate lifelong learning.

Content Areas

The content of CME activities produced by the School is determined and initiated by its member clinical departments. The CME program approves the departmental CME activities based upon needs assessment data to ensure that all offerings present current, state-of-the-art information. Specific areas of emphasis include:

• State-of-the-art clinical information
• Health systems administration
• Public health issues
• Educational methodology
• Professionalism in medicine
• Cultural proficiency

Target Audience

The primary target audience of the CME activities conducted by the School of Medicine is the generalist and specialist physicians in Southwest Ohio. The program serves community physicians, volunteer clinical faculty, and academic clinicians affiliated with the School. The program will also actively seek to broaden its audience through developing affiliations with CME providers throughout the state of Ohio and on the national level.

Types of Activities

The core activities presented by the CME program are live conferences and regularly scheduled grand rounds. The program actively encourages member departments to develop enduring materials as an evolving tool for continuing education. The program is committed to exploring the development of its capacity to expand resources in other educational techniques, including Web-based activities and point-of-care technologies.

Expected Results

As a result of participation in the Wright State University Continuing Medical Education program, practicing clinicians will:

• Improve competency;
• Maintain specialty board certification; and
• Cultivate lifelong learning.

These objectives will be achieved in a setting which is evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and free of commercial bias.

The CME office is committed to the practice of continuing program improvement. The office will actively explore new educational technologies, develop collaborative relationships with other CME providers, and seek to build the capacity to evaluate competency-based outcomes among the clinicians we serve.

Revised March 9, 2007

For more information, contact:
Karen Bertke, CME Program Administrator
E-mail: karen.bertke@wright.edu
Phone: 937-775-3435
Fax: (937) 775-3256

Mailing address:
Office of Faculty and Clinical Affairs
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Wright State University
P.O. Box 927
Dayton, OH 45401-0927

Location: University Park
3817 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Fairborn, OH 45324