Standards, Ethics, and Guidelines for CME

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The College uses the following standards and codes of ethics to guide the planning and development of all CME programs certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

• ACCME Standards for Commercial Support: Standards to Ensure the Independence of CME Activities
• AAMC PAPERS: Guidelines for Faculty Involvement in Commercially Supported Continuing Medical Education
• AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) Opinions; Gifts to Physicians from Industry.
• PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals
• Iowa Gift Law
• University of Iowa Conflict of Interest Policies
• UI Health Care Conflict of Interest Policy
• National Task Force on CME/Provider Industry Collaboration
• Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; OIG Anti-Kickback
• Office of Inspector General: Prescription Drug Promotion Involving Payments and Gifts:Physicians' Perspectives.
• American College of Physicians: Physician-Industry Relations