AAPA CME Accreditation

April 2021 Live-To-Enduring Update

There are two cases of live to enduring accreditations. The first is the live conference that is recorded and made available to the original attendees for a short period of time, the second is a live conference that is recorded and made available to the public in some way. In the first case this requires only a single, live application as long as the enduring content is only available up to 60 days. In the second case, where the enduring content is made available to a broader audience than the live attendees, two application must be submitted: one live, one enduring. This does not affect the case of a conference that uses multiple formats within the same product, an example being a live conference with some recorded or self-assessment sessions, which should also be submitted as just one application containing multiple formats within.

2021 Updates to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education

As of January 1, 2022, AAPA will be updating their accreditation process to include ACCME’s updated “Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education,” which will replace the previous Standards for Commercial Support. All applicants submitted after January 1, 2022 must be compliant with the new standards. Below is a webinar provided by ACCME to outline the new Standards. Updates will be made to AAPA’s Accreditation Management System gradually throughout 2021.

Implementing the New “Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education” from ACCME on Vimeo. For further information visit ACCME’s website.

Overview

Why apply for AAPA CME Accreditation?

AAPA is the only accreditor for the AAPA Category 1 CME system. Obtaining AAPA Category 1 CME credit adds value and improves marketability of any continuing medical education (CME) activity.

• Reach a wide audience of PAs and NPs
• Enhance your credibility by meeting AAPA criteria
• Use the widely recognized AAPA CME logo in marketing materials
• Extend your reach by posting your activity on AAPA’s CME calendar (Fees may apply.)

 

What does it mean to PAs when an activity is designated for AAPA credit?

• It’s appropriate and relevant to their scope of practice.
• It will count toward requirements for national certification and state licensure.
• PAs are truly welcome and valued. The activity is not intended for physicians only.

 

Eligibility, Criteria, and Policies

Overview

AAPA Accreditation is criteria based and aligned with other accreditors in the health professions such as Joint Accreditation and ACCME/AMA. CME credits are awarded for appropriate clinical and professional educational activities designed to assist healthcare professionals with continued medical education needed to enhance the ability to provide quality care to patients.

All applications are reviewed for educational and scientific merit, audience scope, and compliance with legal, ethical and professional obligations.

Topics that do not qualify for CME include personal finance and most non-clinical business development topics. If you have any questions about eligibility please reach out to [email protected] prior to beginning your application.

 

Eligibility

To be eligible for AAPA CME approval, be sure to:

• Plan the activity in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria (PDF), in compliance with ACCME Standards for Commercial Support.
• Apply for AAPA approval prior to the event or activity launch date. AAPA does not grant retroactive approval for activities.
• Ensure that the activity is relevant to PA practice. The activity must empower PAs to improve patient care, improve systems of healthcare, or advance the profession as a whole.
• Determine in advance how you will record and verify learner participation.
• Create meaningful educational goals or learning objectives that are shared with prospective participants prior to the activity.
• Collect evaluations after the activity so that learners can provide feedback on the quality of the program and the extent to which it met the educational purpose and/or learning objectives of the activity.
• Collect and retain attendance or participation records.
• Approval of your activity is contingent upon your agreement to provide a small amount of follow-up data after the accreditation period ends. This varies slightly by learning formats, but includes a count and list of PAs who participated in the activity and an evaluation summary and may include other details.

 

AAPA Criteria & Policies

AAPA CME Criteria was updated in March 2020 in order to align more closely with CME industry norms and increase precision in reporting. The updated criteria now require CME providers to provide learners with a certificate that reflects the precise number of credits earned by that specific participant.

Previously, CME providers could issue a generic certificate indicating the total number of credits available, placing the burden on the learner to claim the appropriate number of credits with certification and/or licensing authorities. AAPA CME Criterion 11 already required that providers have a mechanism in place to record and verify learner participation. Building on that existing criterion, AAPA CME Criterion 12 now requires providers to document the specific number of CME credits claimed/earned by each participant on the CME certificate, along with the appropriate credit designation statement and CME approval logo.

• AAPA CME Criteria (PDF)
• AAPA Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF)
• AAPA Interpretation of ACCME Standard 4 at Live Meetings (PDF)
• How to Resolve Conflicts of Interest (PDF)
• Needs Assessments and Learning Objectives (PDF)
• PhRMA Code (PDF)

Pre-accreditation Statements

If your activity is approved by the AAPA Review Panel, you will receive an email with the precise accreditation statement and AAPA CME logo to include in your marketing materials and on certificates of completion issued to learners.

 

Language to Use Prior to Receiving AAPA Approval

You may publish the following statement in any advance marketing, prior to applying and/or receiving approval of AAPA Category 1 CME credit for your activity:

“This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to apply for ____ AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined.”

 

Already Designated for Physician Credit?

Activities already designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, AAFP Prescribed Credit, or AOA Category 1-A Credit may apply using an expedited AAPA CME review application and gain AAPA Category 1 Accreditation for their activity. These activities are automatically eligible for Simple application fees, as noted in the 2020 CME Fee Structure Update.

PAs generally know that programs approved for Category 1 CME credit by an ACCME accredited provider, AAFP and/or AOA will count toward PA certification maintenance requirements. If you wish to make this explicit in your promotional materials, you could use one of the following statements.

If your program is already designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

“PAs may claim a maximum of ____ Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.”

If your program is already designated for AOA Category 1-A Credit

“PAs may claim a maximum of ____ Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AOA Category 1-A Credit.”

If your program is already designated for AAFP Prescribed Credit

“PAs may claim a maximum of ____ Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AAFP Prescribed Credit.”

Application Fees

After analyzing application data from the past decade, AAPA has developed an updated CME fee structure effective March 2020. It simplifies how fees are determined and more appropriately aligns the fees for more complex applications with the resources required to review those complex applications.

 

	Simple	Complex	Rush	Upload
Tier 1 – Constituent Organizations	$50	$100	+$200	+$200
Tier 2 – ARC-PA Accredited PA Programs	$200	$400	+$200	+$200
Tier 3 – Duty of Care, Academic, Professional, Government, and Military Organizations	$300	$600	+$500	+$500
Tier 4 – All Other Organizations	$1000	$2000	+$1000	+$1000

 

Fees are now determined based on the complexity of the application as described below: 

 

Simple

An activity is considered SIMPLE if it meets ALL of the following criteria:

1. 5 or fewer CME credits
2. If there is no commercial support
3. If there is a single CME format included in the application*Activities already designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, AAFP Prescribed Credit, or AOA Category 1-A Credit will automatically be considered SIMPLE.

Complex

An activity is considered COMPLEX if it meets ANY of the following criteria:

• If there are more than 5 CME credits requested
• If there is commercial support
• If there is more than one learning format included in the application

 

Organization Tier

Click on a panel below to learn more about each tier.

Tier 1 – Constituent Organizations

Constituent organizations (COs) are independent organizations affiliated with AAPA. Constituent Organizations, including the following groups, are eligible for Tier 1 fees:

• PA state chapters
• PA federal service chapters
• PA specialty organizations
• PA caucuses
• PA special interest groups
• PA regional groups

Tier 2 – ARC-PA Accredited PA Programs

Only PA programs which are accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) are eligible for Tier 2 fees.

Tier 3 – Duty of Care, Academic, Professional, Government, and Military Organizations

Duty of Care organizations are defined as those organizations whose staff are responsible for the provision of care to the public or their employees. These organizations must be able to prove that they provide education with the goal of increasing the skills and knowledge of only their employees or members and not primarily to make a financial profit. Organizations qualifying for Tier 3 fees include:

• Hospitals, Health Systems, Clinics, or Private Practices targeting their employees or members
• Academic institutions targeting their employees or members
• Professional associations targeting their employees or members
• Government or Military organizations or agencies
• Other organizations targeting their own professional staff or members

Tier 4 – All Other Organizations

All other organizations that do not fit the descriptions in Tiers 1-3, or which AAPA deems as most appropriately being placed in Tier 4, will be subject to Tier 4 fees; these commonly include:

• Medical Education Companies and their partners
• Communications Companies and their partners
• Other organizations who do not qualify for Tiers 1-3, regardless of tax status

 

Rush or Upload Fees

Rush Processing:Required for application submitted within 21 days of an activity. Optional addition to any application for expedited review with a guaranteed result within 7 days.

Data Upload: Providers who would rather upload their session details in a properly formatted Excel file may pay an additional fee in lieu of entering that data manually into the system.

 

CME Calendar Listings and Advertising Through AAPA

Add your CME approved course to our CME Calendar.  This one-stop portal is the go-to source for PAs in search of the latest CME education.  AAPA accredited listings are $250 for a 30 day listing. Please complete this form and you will be contacted once approved. For other questions about advertising please contact Del Baker-Robertson via email at [email protected].

How to Apply

Timeline

• Submit your application at least 21 days in advance of the activity start date. Applications submitted less than calendar 21 days in advance of the activity start date are subject to mandatory rush fees. Applications submitted less than 7 calendar days in advance of the activity start date are not accepted for review.
• Please allow up to 3 weeks for the AAPA Review Panel to reach a decision. Actual review times vary and are impacted by total application volume, reviewer resources, and the number of rush applications we’ve received. If reviewers need to request additional information, review of your activity could take longer. If you’ve marked your application for rush processing, you will receive a decision within 7 calendar days.
• You may only use AAPA Category 1 CME credit logos in your marketing once your activity is approved. See Pre-accreditation Statements for more information.
• AAPA does not, under any circumstance, approve activities retroactively. Nor do we accept applications less than seven days in advance of the event/activity date.

 

Applying for CME Accreditation

AAPA’s application process is entirely online. Approval decisions and any requests for additional information are sent via email. It is incumbent on the submitter to monitor the status of applications, respond to correspondence in a timely manner, and ensure all appropriate documentation is provided. Failure to compete a request for further information or any other requests may result in the cancellation of the application.

1. Read through AAPA’s CME Criteria and Policies.
2. Review required information for your application and specific learning formats.
3. Go to AAPA’s CME Approval and log in using your AAPA username and password. If you don’t already have an AAPA account, creating one is straightforward and intuitive. If you already have a personal account, you should not create a new one when applying. Credentials for the old system will no longer be valid.
4. Click “Submit New Applications” to begin your application. Complete all required fields marked and. pay the application fee. Paying the fees by credit card is strongly recommended because your request will move into our review queue without delay and you can obtain a receipt immediately (click on the “Invoices” link). If paying by check, be sure to include the Request ID on the check stub or in the memo line or risk a delay in your application. Please bear in mind that we will not begin reviewing your application until we receive payment. If your delay moves your application too close to, or after, your event’s start date, your application will not be reviewed, and no refund will be issued.
5. Allow up to 3 weeks for a decision from the AAPA Review Panel. If our review panel requires more information or your application is incomplete, you will receive a request for more information via email. The AAPA Review Panel’s decision on your request is also sent via email.

 

After Your Activity is Approved

1. Accept AAPA’s CME Agreement. Log in to AAPA’s CME Approval System and navigate into your application. You will now have access to the “Agreement” stage of the application, which you must review and accept. You must accept the agreement within 7 days of receiving temporary accreditation or risk your activity being cancelled and subsequently unaccredited, without refund.
2. Use the AAPA CME logo and accreditation statements in your marketing materials, printed program, and front matter. A link to the AAPA credit logo and an accreditation statement can be found in your CME Agreement. Please use the accreditation statement verbatim; this is also found in your agreement.
3. Issue certificates to participating learners when appropriate. Sample certificates are available from the pages detailing each of the learning formats. As the CME provider, issuing certificates is your responsibility. PAs are responsible for logging the credits they earn. AAPA does not perform either of these functions. Please use the accreditation statement provided to you in your CME Agreement verbatim.,
4. Provide AAPA with follow-up information in your Post Activity report. Within 90 days of completion of your activity (or at the end of your accreditation period), return to AAPA’s CME Approval Software, return to your application, and click on the “Post Activity Report” link. This entails entering the number of learners (PAs and other professionals) who completed your activity, uploading a participant list), a summary of the evaluations collected from participants, and any other lingering information or updates specific to your application.

Learning Formats

AAPA offers Category 1 CME accreditation for 6 learning formats.

Use the pages below to access the definition, accreditation period, any eligibility requirements unique to that type, and to download sample supporting documents for your application.

• Live
• Enduring Material
• Precepting / Clinical Teaching
• Regularly Scheduled Series
• Self-Assessment
• Quality or Performance Improvement (PI)

Joint Accreditation

AAPA joined a collaboration with Joint Accreditation, an organization that establishes the criteria to deliver continuing education planned by the healthcare team for the healthcare team. This collaboration gives jointly accredited organizations the option to include PAs in their interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) programs without needing to attain separate accreditation through AAPA.

In addition to increasing the accessibility of AAPA Category 1 CME credit, Joint Accreditation provides greater recognition of the PA’s role in educational activities developed for the team and offers organizations simultaneous accreditation of all team members through a unified accreditation process and set of accreditation criteria.

Guidelines for Designating AAPA Category 1 CME Credit Through Joint Accreditation

 

APPLY FOR JOINT ACCREDITATION

 

We are pleased to recognize the following providers for their adoption of AAPA Category 1 credit through Joint Accreditation:

Accreditation Providers

• AcademicCME
• AK Department of Health and Social Servic
• AKH, Inc., Adv. Knowledge in Healthcare
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Amedco, LLC
• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
• American Academy of CME
• American Association of Diabetes Educator
• American College of Cardiology Foundation
• American Diabetes Association
• American College of Healthcare Executives
• Ascension/St. Vincent’s Health
• AXIS Medical Education
• Baystate Health
• Boston Children’s Hospital
• Centra
• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Clinical Care Options, LLC
• Community Health Center, Inc
• Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers
• Creighton University
• Dannemiller, Inc
• Defense Health Agency, J-7, Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO)
• Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development
• FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Haymarket Medical Education
• Indian Health Service Clinical Support
• MaineHealth
• Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
• The Medical Educator Consortium
• Medical Education Resources, Inc..
• Medscape, LLC
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network
• National Kidney Foundation
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Northwell Health
• Penn Medicine
• Postgraduate Institute for Medicine
• Practicing Clinicians Exchange
• Projects In Knowledge, Inc.
• Relias LLC
• Rush University Medical Cnt
• Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
• Society of Gynecologic Oncology
• Stanford University
• Texas Health Resources
• The Carle Foundation
• The Robert Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Trinity Health System
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Virginia
• UW-Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership
• VCU Health Continuing Education
• Veterans Health Administration, Employee Education System
• Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Preceptor CME Accredited Programs

Through a partnership between PAEA and AAPA, ARC-PA accredited PA programs may apply to become eligible to award AAPA Category 1 CME to their PA preceptors for up to two years at a time.

If you are a PA interested in precepting or a current preceptor interested in earning AAPA Category 1 CME for your efforts and your program is not accredited, please reach out to your program director. The cost of an application for up to a 24-month accreditation period is $400.

This page contains a regularly updated list of the name and location of every PA program in the United States as well as their eligibility to provide AAPA Category 1 CME to their preceptors.

Learn how to submit for Preceptor Accreditation here.

Name	City	State	Period
Academy of Health Sciences-US Army	Fort Sam Houston	TX	Unaccredited
AdventHealth University – Orlando	Orlando	FL	Through 7/2022
Albany Medical College	Albany	NY	Unaccredited
Alderson-Broaddus College	Philippi	WV	Unaccredited
Anne Arundel Community College	Arnold	MD	Unaccredited
Arcadia University	Glenside	PA	Through 10/2020
Arizona School of Health Sciences / A.T. Still University of Health Sciences	Mesa	AZ	Through 9/2022
Augsburg University	Minneapolis	MN	Through 2/2021
Augusta University	Augusta	GA	Through 8/2022
Baldwin Wallace University	Berea	OH	Unaccredited
Barry University	Miami	FL	Unaccredited
Bay Path University	Longmeadow	MA	Through 4/2022
Bayley Seton Hospital Physician Assistant Program	Staten Island	NY	Unaccredited
Baylor College of Medicine	Houston	TX	Unaccredited
Bethel University – Paris TN	Paris	TN	Through 7/2021
Bethel University – St Paul MN	Saint Paul	MN	Through 7/2021
Boston University	Boston	MA	Through 3/2021
Bryant University	Smithfield	RI	Through 12/2021
Butler University	Indianapolis	IN	Through 5/2022
California Baptist University	Riverside	CA	Unaccredited
California State University Monterey Bay Canisius College	Salinas Buffalo	CA NY	Unaccredited Unaccredited
Campbell University	Buies Creek	NC	Through 1/2021
Carroll University PA Program	Waukesha	WI	Through 5/2021
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	OH	Through 8/2022
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	MI	Through 11/2022
Chapman University	Irvine	CA	Through 11/2020
Charles R. Drew Univ of Medicine & Science	Los Angeles	CA	Unaccredited
Charleston Southern University (SC)	Charleston	SC	Through 12/2021
Chatham University	Pittsburgh	PA	Through 5/2022
Christian Brothers University	Memphis	TN	Unaccredited
Clarkson University	Potsdam	NY	Unaccredited
College of Saint Elizabeth	Morristown	NJ	Unaccredited
College of Saint Mary	Omaha	NE	Through 8/2022
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction	CO	Through 7/2022
Concordia University Concordia University	Mequon Ann Arbor	WI MI	Through 8/2022 Unacredited
Concordia University Ann Arbor	48105	MI	Unaccredited
Creighton University	Omaha	NE	Through 8/2022
CUNY School of Medicine	New York	NY	Through 12/2021
Cuyahoga Community College	Parma	OH	Unaccredited
Cuyahoga Community College/Cleveland State University	Parma	OH	Unaccredited
Daemen College	Amherst	NY	Through 4/2022
Des Moines University	Des Moines	IA	Through 5/2022
DeSales University	Center Valley	PA	Through 8/2022
Dominican University	River Forest	IL	Through 8/2020
Dominican University of California	San Rafael	CA	Through 12/2020
Drexel University	Philadelphia	PA	Through 5/2023
Duke University	Durham	NC	Through 8/2022
Duke University PA Program	Durham	NC	Through 8/2022
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	PA	Unaccredited
D’Youville College	Buffalo	NY	Through 5/2022
East Carolina University	Greenville	NC	Through 10/2020
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	MI	Through 8/2022
Eastern Virginia Medical School	Norfolk	VA	Through 7/2020
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown	PA	Unaccredited
Elon University	Elon	NC	Through 1/2023
Emory & Henry College	Marion	VA	Unaccredited
Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta	GA	Unaccredited
Faulkner University Florida College of PAs	Montgomery Coral Springs	AL FL	Unaccredited Unaccredited
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers	FL	Through 9/2020
Florida International University-Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine	Miami	FL	Unaccredited
Florida State University	Tallahassee	FL	Unaccredited
Francis Marion University	Florence	SC	Unaccredited
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Baton Rouge	LA	Unaccredited
Franklin College	Franklin	IN	Through 11/2020
Franklin Pierce University	West Lebanon	NH	Unaccredited
Frostburg State University	Hagerstown	MD	Unaccredited
Gannon University-Erie, PA	Erie	PA	Through 7/2022
Gannon University-Ruskin, FL	Sun City Center	FL	Through 7/2022
Gardner-Webb University	Shelby	NC	Through 9/2022
George Washington University	Washington	DC	Through 5/2023
Grand Valley State University	Grand Rapids	MI	Through 4/2020
Harding University	Searcy	AR	Through 5/2022
Hardin-Simmons University	Abilene	TX	Through 11/2022
Heritage University	Toppenish	WA	Through 10/2020
High Point University	High Point	NC	Unaccredited
Hofstra University	Uniondale	NY	Through 8/2021
Howard University	Washington	DC	Unaccredited
Idaho State University	Pocatello	ID	Unaccredited
Indiana State University	Terre Haute	IN	Through 2/2023
Indiana University	Indianapolis	IN	Through 5/2022
Interservice PA Program (IPAP)	Fort Sam Houston	TX	Unaccredited
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	VA	Unaccredited
Jefferson College of Health Sciences	Roanoke	VA	Unaccredited
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County/Malcolm X College	Chicago	IL	Unaccredited
Johnson & Wales University	Providence	RI	Through 5/2022
Keiser University	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Unaccredited
Kettering College	Kettering	OH	Through 7/2022
King’s College	Wilkes Barre	PA	Unaccredited
Lake Erie College	Painesville	OH	Through 10/2022
Le Moyne College	Syracuse	NY	Through 9/2020
Lenoir-Rhyne University	Hickory	NC	Unaccredited
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate Knoxville	TN TN	Through 8/2022 Through 8/2022
Lipscomb University,	Nashville	TN	Unaccredited
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	Lock Haven	PA	Through 5/2021
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	CA	Through 9/2021
Long Island University	Brooklyn	NY	Through 10/2022
Louisiana State University – New Orleans	New Orleans	LA	Through 9/2022
Louisiana State University – Shreveport	Shreveport	LA	Through 9/2022
Marietta College	Marietta	OH	Through 7/2022
Marist College	Poughkeepsie	NY	Through 4/2023
Marquette University	Milwaukee	WI	Through 5/2022
Marshall B. Ketchum University	Fullerton	CA	Through 10/2022
Mary Baldwin University	Fishersville	VA	Through 2/2021
Marywood University	Scranton	PA	Through 10/2021
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Boston	MA	Unaccredited
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences-Manchester	Manchester	NH	Unaccredited
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences	Rochester	MN	Unaccredited
Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	SC	Through 7/2022
Mercer University PA Program	Atlanta	GA	Unaccredited
Mercy College	Bronx	NY	Unaccredited
Mercyhurst University	Erie	PA	Unaccredited
Methodist University	Fayetteville	NC	Unaccredited
MGH Institute of Health	Boston	MA	Through 4/2020
Miami Dade College	Miami	FL	Unaccredited
Midwestern University Glendale	Glendale	AZ	Through 8/2022
Midwestern University-Downers Grove	Downers Grove	IL	Through 8/2022
Milligan College	Milligan College	TN	Through 5/2023
Misericordia University	Dallas	PA	Unaccredited
Mississippi College	Clinton	MS	Through 8/2022
Missouri State University	Springfield	MO	Through 12/2021
Monmouth University	West Long Branch	NJ	Unaccredited
Morehouse School of Medicine	Atlanta	GA	Through 9/2021
Moreno Valley College	Moreno Valley	CA	Unaccredited
Mount St. Joseph University	Cincinnati	OH	Through 12/2022
Mountain State University	Beckley	WV	Unaccredited
New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury	NY	Unaccredited
North Greenville University	Greer	SC	Unaccredited
Northeastern State University Northeastern University	Muskogee Boston	OK MA	Unaccredited Through 8/2020
Northern Arizona University	Phoenix	AZ	Through 8/2021
Northwestern College	Orange City	IA	Through 6/2020
Northwestern University Physician Assistant Program	Chicago	IL	Through 3/2023
Nova Southeastern University – Orlando	Orlando	FL	Through 5/2020
Nova Southeastern University-Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Through 9/2022
Nova Southeastern University-Ft Myers	Fort Myers	FL	Through 5/2020
Nova Southeastern University-Jacksonville	Jacksonville	FL	Through 5/2020
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	OH	Through 12/2021
Ohio University	Dublin	OH	Through 7/2021
Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City	OK	Unaccredited
Oregon Health & Science University	Portland	OR	Through 10/2022
Pace University – Lenox Hill Hospital	New York	NY	Through 1/2021
Pace University – Pleasantville	Pleasantville	NY	Through 12/2022
Pacific University	Hillsboro	OR	Through 8/2021
Pennsylvania College of Technology	Williamsport	PA	Through 11/2022
Pennsylvania State University	Hershey	PA	Through 5/2022
Pfeiffer University	Albemarle	NC	Unaccredited
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Philadelphia	PA	Through 12/2020
Presbyterian College	Clinton	SC	Through 9/2020
Quinnipiac University	Hamden	CT	Unaccredited
Radford University Red Rocks Community College	Radford Arvada	VA CO	Through 2/2022 Through 12/2021
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	NY	Unaccredited
Rocky Mountain College	Billings	MT	Unaccredited
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	Provo	UT	Through 8/2022
Rocky Vista University	Parker	CO	Unaccredited
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago	IL	Through 4/2022
Rush University	Chicago	IL	Through 3/2023
Rutgers University	Piscataway	NJ	Through 10/2022
Sacred Heart University PA Program	Fairfield	CT	Unaccredited
Saint Francis University	Loretto	PA	Through 10/2022
Saint Louis University	Saint Louis	MO	Through 12/2021
Salus University	Elkins Park	PA	Unaccredited
Samford University	Birmingham	AL	Unaccredited
Samuel Merritt University	Oakland	CA	Through 12/2022
San Joaquin Valley College	Visalia	CA	Unaccredited
Seton Hall University	Nutley	NJ	Through 5/2020
Seton Hill University	Greensburg	PA	Through 4/2021
Shenandoah University	Winchester	VA	Through 12/2021
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Harrisville	PA	Unaccredited
South College – Knoxville	Knoxville	TN	Through 12/2022
South College – Nashville	Nashville	TN	Through 12/2022
South University – Richmond (VA)	Glen Allen	VA	Unaccredited
South University – Savannah (GA)	Savannah	GA	Through 3/2022
South University – Tampa (FL)	Tampa	FL	Unaccredited
Southern California University of Health Sciences	Whittier	CA	Unaccredited
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale	IL	Through 8/2021
Springfield College	Springfield	MA	Through 11/2020
St. Ambrose University	Davenport	IA	Unaccredited
St. Catherine University	Saint Paul	MN	Unaccredited
St. John’s University	Fresh Meadows	NY	Through 6/2022
St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York	Staten Island	NY	Unaccredited
Stanford University	Stanford	CA	Unaccredited
Stephens College	Columbia	MO	Through 1/2022
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	NY	Unaccredited
Sullivan University	Louisville	KY	Unaccredited
SUNY Downstate Medical Center	Brooklyn	NY	Unaccredited
Temple University	Philadelphia	PA	Unaccredited
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Midland	TX	Through 2/2023
The College of St. Scholastica	Duluth	MN	Through 7/2023
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	PA	Through 7/2021
Thomas Jefferson University East Falls	Philadelphia	PA	Through 7/2021
Touro College Manhattan Campus	New York	NY	Through 8/2022
Touro College School of Health Sciences	Bay Shore	NY	Unaccredited
Touro University – California	Vallejo	CA	Unaccredited
Touro University Nevada	Henderson	NV	Through 1/2023
Towson University CCBC Essex	Baltimore	MD	Through 10/2022
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	TN	Through 8/2023
Trine University	Fort Wayne	IN	Unaccredited
Tufts University	Boston	MA	Through 2/2022
Union College	Lincoln	NE	Through 4/2021
University of Alabama At Birmingham	Birmingham	AL	Through 12/2022
University of Arkansas	Little Rock	AR	Unaccredited
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	CT	Through 2/2023
University of California Davis	Sacramento	CA	Through 4/2020
University of Charleston	Charleston	WV	Unaccredited
University of Colorado	Aurora	CO	Unaccredited
University of Dayton	Dayton	OH	Through 12/2020
University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit	MI	Through 4/2023
University of Dubuque	Dubuque	IA	Through 1/2022
University of Evansville	Evansville	IN	Through 8/2020
University of Findlay	Findlay	OH	Through 3/2023
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	Unaccredited
University of Iowa	Iowa City	IA	Through 12/2021
University of Kentucky	Lexington	KY	Through 2/2023
University of La Verne	La Verne	CA	Unaccredited
University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg	VA	Through 6/2021
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne	MD	Unaccredited
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City	MO	Through 4/2022
University of Mount Union	Alliance	OH	Through 8/2021
University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha	NE	Through 12/2021
University of Nevada –  Reno	Reno	NV	Unaccredited
University of New England	Portland	ME	Unaccredited
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque	NM	Through 11/2020
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	NC	Through 3/2022
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	ND	Through 2/2021
University of North Texas – Health Science Ctr	Fort Worth	TX	Unaccredited
University of Oklahoma – Tulsa	Tulsa	OK	Through 8/2022
University of Oklahoma-Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	OK	Through 8/2022
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	PA	Through 12/2022
University of Saint Francis – Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	IN	Through 11/2020
University of Saint Joseph (CT)	West Hartford	CT	Through 5/2022
University of South Alabama	Mobile	AL	Through 7/2022
University of South Carolina School of Medicine–Columbia	Columbia	SC	Through 7/2022
University of South Dakota	Vermillion	SD	Unaccredited
University of South Dakota	Vermillion	SD	Unaccredited
University of South Florida	Tampa	FL	Through 3/2022
University of Southern California – Keck of School of Medicine	Alhambra	CA	Unaccredited
University of St. Francis	Albuquerque	NM	Unaccredited
University of St. Francis	Albuquerque	NM	Unaccredited
University of Tampa	Tampa	FL	Through 12/2022
University of Tennessee	Memphis	TN	Unaccredited
University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio	San Antonio	TX	Unaccredited
University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston	Galveston	TX	Through 6/2023
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg	TX	Unaccredited
University of the Cumberlands, Northern KY campus	Florence	KY	Unaccredited
University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg Campus	Williamsburg	KY	Unaccredited
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor University of Michigan University of the Pacific	Belton Flint Sacramento	TX MI CA	Through 1/2024 Through 5/2023 Through 3/2022
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA	Through 11/2020
University of Toledo	Toledo	OH	Unaccredited
University of Utah	Salt Lake City	UT	Through 12/2020
University of Washington MEDEX NW	Seattle	WA	Unaccredited
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse-Gundersen-Mayo	La Crosse	WI	Through 6/2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison	WI	Through 6/2022
University of Texas Southwestern	Dallas	TX	Through 8/2022
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	IN	Unaccredited
Wagner College	Staten Island	NY	Unaccredited
Wake Forest University	Winston Salem	NC	Through 6/2020
Wayne State University	Detroit	MI	Through 8/2022
Weill Cornell Medical Sciences	New York	NY	Through 12/2022
West Liberty University	West Liberty	WV	Unaccredited
West Virginia University	Morgantown	WV	Unaccredited
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	MI	Through 8/2022
Western University of Health Sciences	Pomona	CA	Unaccredited
Westfield State University	Westfield	MA	Unaccredited
Wichita State University	Wichita	KS	Through 7/2022
Wingate University Physician Assistant Program	Wingate	NC	Through 12/2021
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans	LA	Through 12/2022
Yale University Physician Assistant Online Program	New Haven	CT	Through 8/2022
Yale University Physician Associate Program	New Haven	CT	Through 8/2022
York College / CUNY	Jamaica	NY	Through 6/2020

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I need to maintain my records?

Organizations are required to maintain their records for no less than 7 years following the end of an activity. AAPA is not responsible for maintaining records of your attendance, materials, or otherwise.

May I submit my application without having all of my disclosures, session details, or recordings in hand?

No. Under no circumstance will incomplete applications be accepted for review.

My organization has existing disclosure forms or has collected them in a different format that AAPA uses, is this acceptable?

The form you use to collect disclosure information is less important than the management of conflicts of interest which applicants are now required to outline in their applications for each planner, reviewer, and faculty member. If your disclosure forms collect the same amount or more information than the AAPA sample disclosure your form will be acceptable in place of our own.>

My account is locked / I can’t remember my password.

Please be sure you are logging in to the CME Accreditation system using your aapa.org login credentials. You may call 703-836-2272 for assistance. Note that the system does not keep any financial information on file, so it is completely safe for us to reset the password on your behalf.

The person who originally submitted requests on our organization’s behalf is no longer working with us/we do not have access to our account.

Email [email protected] so that an incomplete application or an application in need of reconciliation may be reassigned to you. Applicants SHOULD NOT share accounts, create multiple accounts, attempt to create institutional accounts, and should only use their personal accounts.

What is the status of my request?

Simply log in to the system to view the status of your request or email [email protected] for further information. You can also check the email listed on the account for any correspondence (be sure to also check your SPAM or junk folders).

What information is needed for the reconciliation?

This varies by request type. For all activities, we need the number of learners (PAs and other professionals) who completed the activity, a participant list, a summary of evaluations collected from participants (do not submit individual responses), and any other application specific information. Please note that there may be additional information needed depending on the different request types.

I had an application in the current system. What happened to it?

Any unsubmitted applications in the old system have been deleted. Submitted applications have been reviewed and the applicants notified of decisions appropriately.

Why does the website look different?

AAPA has updated to a new accreditation system for your benefit. The application process will remain largely unchanged with some minor updates intended to make it easier and more cost effective for applicants.

Why isn’t my username/password working anymore?

You must now use your existing AAPA username and password to log in to cmeapproval.aapa.org and submit new applications. If you don’t already have an AAPA account, creating one is straightforward and intuitive.

Your AAPA accreditation portal login credentials are the same as your Learning Central credentials. Contact AAPA Customer Support at 703-836-2272 to have your password reset.

I have an application in the old system. How do I submit my reconciliation?

All applications submitted in the old system will still need to be reconciled. However, it will be easier than before. When your activity / accreditation period ends, you will email your attendance list and evaluations summary to [email protected]. Failure to complete the reconciliation process will result in delays in future application processing.

Do I need learning objectives for each session or activity?

As an alternative to explicitly requiring learning objectives, CME activities must at a minimum include a stated purpose or goal in order to comply with AAPA CME Criteria. This modification is made with the recognition that learning can take place in less formal situations but still be relevant for CME credit.

Do I need to use a post-test to evaluate my learners following an enduring activity?

For enduring materials, as an alternative to traditional post-tests taken after a CME activity, an evaluation may be used that assesses the degree to which the activity met its educational purpose and/or objective. The assessment should also focus on a change in practice for PAs or their healthcare teams in terms of their skills/strategy, performance, or patient outcomes.

Do any AAPA CME accreditations meet the Improvement Activities Requirements for MIPS?

Yes, PI-CME activities approved for AAPA Category 1 PI-CME credit and Hospital and Health System QI activities approved for AAPA Category 1 PI-CME credit both satisfy the 2019 Improvement Activities Requirements for MIPS.

Can I claim credit for CPR or other nationally recognized programs?

AAPA and NCCPA recognize a list of programs for CME regardless of the provider. This list of nationally recognized programs can be found here and on NCCPA’s website.

For any other questions, comments, or concerns, you may contact us at 703-836-2272 or [email protected].