Massachusetts Medical Society: Continuing Medical Education
Mission Statement
Purpose
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) through its Continuing
Medical Education Program seeks to improve health care with
learning designed to advance quality, access, equity, and
cost-effective and safe care of patients and the public.
Content Areas
The Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program supports the
strategic priorities of the MMS. Content addresses
those priorities including areas such as risk management, public
health, the practice environment, leadership and administration,
public policy and tools for performance improvement. The CME
Program provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas
on current practice trends, evidence-based medicine and the
delivery of high quality, equitable and cost effective care.
Target Audience
Learning activities will be directed to MMS members, the broader
physician community, their practice/clinical teams, and interested
healthcare professionals.
Types of Activities and Services Provided
Activities will be designed to enhance knowledge, competence,
performance or patient outcomes with innovative and effective
learning formats that may include live activities, enduring
materials, simulation, journal-based education, test item writing,
manuscript review, and performance improvement projects. The
CME Program encourages innovative use of new technologies and
approaches to enhance physician learning skills and the translation
of changes into practice. The CME program will seek
partnerships with other health related entities to expand the scope
of learning as relates to physician practice and the practice
team. The MMS Recognized Accreditation Program is integrated
with the Society's mission to extend CME to community-based
physicians throughout Massachusetts.
Expected Results
The MMS CME Program will enhance physician knowledge, competence,
performance or patient outcomes. The impact of educational
activities will be evaluated utilizing assessment tools that
demonstrate qualitative and/or quantitative measures of
change.
Approved by the Committee on Medical Education - September
14, 2009
Adopted by the MMS Board of Trustees - October 14, 2009
