address: CME Office ◊ University of Washington School of Medicine UW CME Mission Statement
The University of Washington School of Medicine and its Continuing Medical Education program is dedicated to improving the general health and well-being of the public. In pursuit of this goal, the School is committed to excellence in biomedical education, research and healthcare. A nationally and internationally recognized program in CME is consistent with these goals.
The School, through its continuing medical education activities, provides educational opportunities to physicians and health care professionals in the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, as well as regionally and nationally. Continuing medical education is considered an integral part of the academic mission of the School of Medicine. As the only medical school for the region, the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Continuing Medical Education Program also works jointly with community hospitals and professional and healthcare organizations in providing high quality educational programs.
Activities will be offered in anesthesiology, family medicine, internal medicine, medical education and informatics, medical ethics, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics and sports medicine, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, rehabilitation medicine, surgery, and urology and medical and surgical subspecialties, as well as those focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration. The scope of activities will include review courses and recent advances in medicine and technical workshops and will be broad and in a variety of settings, using multiple media methods. Evidence-based approaches will be emphasized and utilized whenever possible. Activities will include conferences, workshops, visiting professorships, preceptorships, mini-residencies, lecture series, videotape presentations, electronic educational media and other self-directed instructional materials. The type and content of courses will consider the needs of physicians and other healthcare professionals. At the same time, we seek to assure that our audiences qualify for relicensure and recertification.
The Continuing Medical Education activities will be reviewed periodically as to their content, quality outcomes, and impact on clinical practice. New methods for learning will be explored and tested.
Approved by CME Advisory Committee 10/3/2000
Approved by Medical School Executive Committee 10/6/2000
