New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 17 - OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 3 - RENEWAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.17.3.11 - CME Allowed courses and providers

A. AOA or AMA. Clinical courses approved for CCME, AOA or AMA, ACCME, AAFP, AACOM, or AAPS category 1-A, 1- B are approved.

B. Post graduate education. Internship, residency or fellowship: 40 credits per year during service in post graduate educational programs approved by CCME, AMA, ACGME and AACOM.

C. Advanced degrees. Education for an advanced degree in a medical field or medically related field: 40 credits are allowed for each full academic year of study.

D. Self-assessment tests. Self- assessment tests given by medical associations and other educational institutions approved by the board will be accepted for credit if the test is scored by an institution approved by the board. A total of not more than 35 credits will be granted for self-assessment tests completed during a triennial period.

E. Teaching. One credit is allowed for each clock hour of teaching of medical students or physicians in an approved accredited medical school or approved internship or residency program or in institutions or programs approved by the board.

F. Physician preceptor. Physicians, approved by an accredited medical school to act as preceptors for students, will be granted a maximum of 30 credits during a triennial period.

G. Papers or publications. Ten credits may be claimed for each scientific paper or publication. A paper must be presented to a recognized international, national, regional or state medical society or other organization whose membership is primarily composed of physicians. A publication must appear in a regularly recognized medical or medically related scientific journal. Scientific material used in the paper or publication may be credited only once. No more than 30 credits may be claimed in a triennial period.

H. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Credit may be claimed during each triennial reporting period for successful completion of ACLS (advanced cardiac life support), PALS (pediatric advanced life support), ATLS (advanced trauma life support) and NALS (neonatal advanced life support) courses.

I. Expert review. Credit may be claimed by physicians who provide expert services by reviewing investigation cases for the board. A maximum of 10 credits in any triennial reporting period are allowed for providing expert view.