Purpose
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) through its Continuing
Medical Education Program seeks to improve health care through
learning designed to advance quality, 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, as well as the
broader physician community, their practice/clinical team, and all
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, journal-based education, test item writing, manuscript
review, and performance improvement curriculum. 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 CME Program is further enhanced by the MMS
Recognized Accreditation Program which recognizes health care
organizations that provide quality CME to physicians across the
Commonwealth.
Expected Results
The MMS CME Program will enhance physician knowledge, competence,
and performance or improve patient outcomes. The impact of
MMS sponsored educational activities will be evaluated utilizing
assessment tools that demonstrate qualitative and quantitative
measures of change.
Approved by the Committee on Medical Education - September 24,
2007
Adopted by the MMS Board of Trustees - October 3, 2007
