We've identified some areas for future improvement in our program. Is this enough for our Self-Study Report?
Identifying areas for improvement is terrific, but it's only the first step. Per the ACCME, "the provider is asked to identify, plan, and implement changes to its CME program that will help it be more effective." Once you've identified areas for improvement, make a game plan and take action. You need to document these steps in your Self-Study Report to demonstrate to ACCME that your program is actively making changes to better achieve your mission.
We're a health profession membership association. Can we use our annual member survey to determine if our current program achieves our mission statement?
Annual member surveys can serve as a great tool to obtain learner input and opinions on how they rate the effectiveness of your program. However, this can be highly subjective information that should not be used as your sole data source. Learner outcomes data aggregated from your full program (i.e. across various activities) should also be used in your program analysis, as it is a better indicator of actual changes in competence, performance and/or patient outcomes in line with your mission.
