The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has joined forces with the Cleveland Clinic in the US to offer certified continuing medical education (CME) credits to all of its readers. The BMJ publishes articles help doctors make better decisions, while the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Continuing Education has reportedly emerged as one of world's largest academic providers of continuing medical education.
This collaboration is projected to benefit doctors and other health professionals worldwide. The programme will start with modules linked to BMJ research articles, chosen for their focus on important and clinically relevant questions, and whose findings are applicable to a wide cross section of readers.
The Cleveland Clinic's CME accreditation will ensure that BMJ CME meets demanding standards of effective educational planning and design as well as independence from commercial interests. Readers will be able to claim credit toward the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit) for each module they pass. This involves reading the research article online and completing a set of multiple choice questions hosted on BMJ Learning.
Once readers have achieved an 80 percent pass on the test, they can claim their credit and the Cleveland Clinic will provide them with a CME certificate. If they fail the test initially, they can retake it until they pass. The Cleveland Clinic will also maintain a record of which modules readers have completed.
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