 Category
1 CME Programs 
The American Psychiatric Association
(APA) and American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI), offer many accredited
programs that provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, including
American Journal of Psychiatry CME, Focus: The Journal of Lifelong
Learning, Focus Self-Assessment Exams, and self-assessment study guide
companions to American Psychiatric Publishing Textbooks. Learn
more here.
Other
CME Opportunities Related to Journals
CME FOR AUTHORSHIP
Authors of articles appearing in any peer-reviewed journal (listed in
Index Medicus) can report 10 category 1 credits for each article
published, with a limit of one article per year.
CME FOR READING PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE
Activities that bring about new learning—for example, reading or
peer review of journal articles and other professional literature and
medical teaching—can be reported by the reader as category 2 CME.
CME
Requirement
The APA requires participation in a total
of 150 hours of CME activities within a 3-year reporting period. At least
60 hours must be in category 1 CME activities. The remaining 90 hours
may be in either category 1 or category 2.
You can learn more about APA’s
CME requirement and reporting procedures here.
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