CME Faculty Selection Critieria-CME Policy 2001, revised 2005.

A.     Purpose.  To provide a standard for selection of faculty for all Continuing Medical Education sponsored activities.

B.     Policy.  Faculty will be chosen based on the specifically determined criteria that will fulfill the educational needs of the target audience.

C.     General Provisions.  The potential faculty will meet the following criteria:

a.       Expertise in specific subject area.

b.      Knowledge of practice issues and problems related to subject matter.

c.       Respected by medical staff and held in high regard by the medical community at large.

d.      Expertise in teaching methods and learning strategies.

e.       Knowledge of adult learning process.

f.        Willingness to follow criteria for CME as set forth by the planning committee.

g.       Willingness to Disclosure relationships with industry that would Conflict with the presentation of the topic.

h.       Ability to address learning needs of the target audience.