About

Welcome to the USC Office of CME. Our mission is to provide innovative and effective continuing medical education to physicians and other healthcare practitioners for the promotion of state-of-the-art and safe healthcare delivery and to improve patient outcomes.

Purpose

The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) is committed to accrediting and delivering high-quality, state-of-the-art continuing medical education (CME) to physicians and other practitioners to improve medical care for patients and communities. KSOM regards CME as a critical component in the continuum of medical education and faculty development and is an important aspect of the educational mission of the school. KSOM CME materials and events address professional practice gaps in the community, foster continuing professional development of physicians and other practitioners, enhance the teaching skills of faculty, enable individuals to satisfy and document CME requirements for maintenance of licensure and lead to improved outcomes in patient care.

Content

The Keck School's CME program develops the content of its activities through a comprehensive needs assessment process that utilizes data from multiple sources, and determines gaps in knowledge, competence and performance. Content is appropriate to the target audience and includes the latest medical advances in clinical practice, new technologies and research. Content, is planned in the context of desirable physician attributes, meets the standards of scientific integrity and is free of influence or control by commercial interests.

Target Audience

The Keck School's CME program develops and sponsors accredited activities for physicians, other healthcare professional, and medical educators at the Keck Medical Center of USC. The program also targets physicians and other healthcare providers from affiliated institutions, and in practice settings regionally, nationally and internationally. The educational content, goals, and objectives determine the target audience.

Activities

The Keck School of Medicine accredits live and virtual activities, consisting of single and multiple day symposia, regularly scheduled series, and enduring materials, for the core of our program. Formats include lectures, case-based presentations, panel discussions, question and answer sessions, demonstrations and hands-on workshops, and online content. We promote the use of audience response systems where appropriate and foster interactive teaching strategies to reinforce principles of adult learning.