Is our CME/CE Program mission "permanent"?
Your CME/CE Program mission is a dynamic concept that is subject to change as appropriate. Various internal and external influences, including changes in organizational policy, shifts in learner needs, accreditation board updates, healthcare guidelines and government policy updates might inspire tweaks to your mission. Most accredited providers we work with update their mission statements annually, but you can feel free to update any time your program evolves.
We prefer to keep our CME/CE Program mission statement high level and ambitious, without binding us to specific results. Is that okay?
Per the ACCME, accredited providers must have "a CME mission statement that includes expected results articulated in terms of changes in competence, performance, or patient outcomes that will be the result of the program." These expected results guide your program, and while you are not expected to achieve perfection, you are required to include these proposed changes in your mission statement.
