Transmitting CME Credit to the American Board of Surgery
The 麻豆传媒 (ACS) does not automatically transfer CME data to the American Board of Surgery (ABS). If you would like to electronically transmit your CME data from the 麻豆传媒to the ABS, use the 麻豆传媒MyCME Portal. This FREE offering is for both members and nonmembers who have enrolled in an 麻豆传媒educational activity.
To send your CME data, you will need your 麻豆传媒ID log-in. This will be either your membership number or the 麻豆传媒ID you received when you created your 麻豆传媒account at the time of purchase for the activity you registered. If you need assistance with the 麻豆传媒ID, contact Log-In Help.
Step-by-Step Instructions to Access MyCME and Transmit Your CME Data
- Log into MyCME.
- Once logged in, you will see your name at the top right of the page.
- Select the 鈥淪end CME Data鈥� tab.
- Select the 鈥淪pecialty Board鈥� option.
- From the recipient drop-menu, select American Board of Surgery.
- Select 鈥淚 Agree.鈥�
- Enter your ABS ID.
- Enter your month and day of birth.
- Confirm that your email address is correct.
- Enter the desired start and end dates for your CME data range and click 鈥淕et Select Dates.鈥�
- Review the transcript data to confirm it is correct.
- Once satisfied with the 鈥淪end to ABS鈥� criteria, click the 鈥淵es鈥� button.
After your CME credits are sent, you will see a confirmation page. After 24 hours, you can log into your ABS account to confirm the credits are in your ABS CME Repository.
For questions about the MyCME portal, contact mycme@facs.org. For questions regarding the ABS requirements, please contact ABS at cc@absurgery.org.
What If It Is Not an ACS-Accredited Activity?
If you participate in an activity that was not accredited by the ACS, you are more than welcome to keep track of those activities inside your MyCME portal as you have done in past. However, we cannot transmit these data to the board. It is recommended the attendee contact the host of the CME activity that was accredited by an external provider to receive information for how to transmit the CME Data. The host of the CME activity may have most likely collaborated with ACCME and the applicable boards to arrange for those data to be transmitted automatically. The host for the activity will most likely know if the data will be automatically sent on your behalf from the board. So, you will not have to do anything else. If you would like additional information regarding ABS and how they will receive credits for courses not accredited by the ACS, please email听cc@absurgery.org.
