RT Journal
A1 Faithe ME, Reimer RL, Van Arsdall JE, Moutrie RR, Schenken JR
T1 THe cost of continuing medical education for family physicians
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1979
FD August 3
VO 242
IS 5
SP 449
OP 450
DO 10.1001/jama.1979.03300050039024
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03300050039024
AB THE QUESTION often raised is how much does it cost practicing physicians to attend various continuing medical education endeavors? Family practitioners participating in a twoweek review course at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine provided information regarding their years in practice, size of community, and type of practice in order to determine the direct and indirect costs of one kind of continuing medical education. Results indicate that this type of review course incurs considerable cost to the family physician, but may present a small investment in terms of improved patient care.Twenty-four states have passed legislation requiring participation in continuing medical education as a condition for reregistration of the license to practice medicine, and more states are drafting such legislation.1 Among the questions raised herein are those relating to cost of continuing medical education, weighted against the potential value of the educational programs to practitioners and their patients.