Can CME credit be claimed for the successful participation in a residency or fellowship program?
Residents/fellows have two choices for obtaining a CME benefit for participation in an ACGME accredited residency or fellowship program: • A resident/fellow can receive a standard one, two or three-year AMA PRA certificate; each year of completed training is accepted for one year of the AMA PRA (up to three years), or • A resident/fellow can claim twenty (20) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year (up to three years) for participating in a residency program. To obtain credit for participating in a residency/fellowship program, the physician must claim the credit directly from the AMA by completing the Resident Credit Application.
