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December 7 2010

CME Eudcation Courses Through Medical Conferences

December 7th, 2010 dane
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There are medical conferences nationwide and offshore that offer a wealth of CME courses for medical professionals. Continuing medical education is required for the medical profession to remain competent and learn new advancements in technology in the field of medicine.

Doctors, nurse practitioners, and other medical personnel are able to view and sign up for CME activities by searching for courses in topic name or by format for availability. CME courses by the AMA are posted on throughout the web that are in conjunction with medical conferences, such as the American Medical Association itself, and the many different medical universities that participate in the programs.

There are medical conferences that supplement courses with successful business practices in the medical profession. Subjects that are studied include dermatology, neurology, clinical medicine, geriatric medicine, and clinical endocrinology. Classes are also given for the issues in women’s health, office orthopedics, and infectious diseases. Depending upon which continuing medical education subject a physician selects, he or she can expect to learn in the areas of cardio/pulmonary, family medicine CME, and rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine.

There are many different areas of the medical profession that continuing education instructions are given on. Some providers offer smaller classes than the industry standard to ensure personalized CME training by tenured doctors in the procedures a physician needs to remain competent. With extensive training, medical professionals can expect to keep themselves properly informed of all the advancements that occur in health and medicine.

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May 20 2010

Top 10 Reasons to Attend a Destination CME Meeting

May 20th, 2010 admin
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There are many great reasons to attend a destination CME meeting. Here are our top 10:

10. Enjoy top-rated resorts and amenities.

9. Relax after the CME meeting or enjoy the many available activities.

8. Save costs by reporting tax-deductible education expenses.

7. Interact with peers from all over the United States.

6. Get away from the office.

5. Enjoy learning in a stress-free environment.

4. Attend morning CME sessions and then enjoy the rest of your day.

3. Bring your family, colleagues, and/or friends.

2. Take advantage of group discounts on hotel costs.

1. Combine your vacation with quality medical education!

Annually, Medical Education Resources (MER) offers more than 60 CME programs all across the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Canada.

Click here to see our full list of locations and register today!

Come visit our new website: CME Courses.

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March 29 2010

Where to Find Radiology CME Courses

March 29th, 2010 admin
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Louis Zhang asked:




Medical professionals are required to earn a certain amount of continuing education (CE) or continuing medical education (CME) credits each year in order to maintain their certifications and their licenses. The exact number of hours that is required of a professional depends on a number of different things, including the requirements of the state where they practice, and the requirements of the professional organizations from whom they received their certifications. This is true when it comes to the Radiology CME that is required of professionals who work in radiology.

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) requires that radiologists with a 10 year certificate must complete at least 250 hours of radiology CME as well as 20 SAMs. Radiation oncologists must complete at least 200 hours of CME and eight hours of SAMs. Radiologic physicists need to complete 500 hours of CME in order to maintain their certification. This means that each year these professionals need to complete around 20 to 50 hours of continuing education coursework. Where do they find the courses?

The internet is a wonderful tool for finding radiology CME courses. The RSNA website includes a number of links as well as information on how to find these courses. One way to get your courses in is to attend the annual meeting of the organization and participate in courses while you are there. However, there are also a lot of websites that are dedicated to helping people find this type of coursework.

The RSNA has an InteractED section on its website where you can gain access to educational content to earn radiology CME credit for free if you are a member. There is also a website called RADLIST.com that will allow you to search for CME courses in a variety of different topics from 121 different sponsors. You can search by location, by subject, by date, by keyword, by instructor, or by number. You can also go to the websites of various radiology organizations to get more information on the CME courses that they offer, and to find out whether you will be able to get credit for going to their annual meetings.

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December 25 2009

Aren’t IRA distributions for medical expenses and continuing education deductible?

December 25th, 2009 admin
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theactordavid asked:


It seems to me that at some point in the past, the “holy” IRA accounts could not be touched without one of four good reasons. I seem to recall first-time home buying as one, medical expenses and continuing education as two others, and the fourth escapes me. That seems not to be the case, as I prepare my 1040 today. Am I going to get hit with income tax plus 10% penalty? (any suggestions where I can find further info myself are welcome).
Thanks.
IRA tax payer

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