General CME Requirement of the California Medical Board

The Medical Board of California requires license holders to complete 25 hours of category 1 Continuing Medical Education. Residents and fellows are allowed six hours of Category 1 credit for each month of residency or fellowship, with a maximum of 72 hours each year. If the Medical Board ever audits you, you would simply need to provide proof of your time in residency training. Click Here to read the Medical Board’s explanation.

If for some reason you would like to have a certificate for the CMEs you completed during ACGME accredited residency training, the AMA does provide this service. The certificates are free for AMA members. Please see the section on Resident Application for PRA and Direct Credit on the AMA’s website for more information and an application.

One-Time CME Requirement for All License Holders Including Trainees

The California Medical Board requires all license holders, including trainees, to complete 12 category 1 CME hours on Pain Management and the Appropriate Care and Treatment of the Terminally Ill. Pathologists and Radiologist are exempt from this requirement. Physicians with an active license before January 1, 2002, will have until December 31, 2006, to obtain the 12 hours. Physicians licensed on or after January 1, 2002, must complete the mandated hours by their second license renewal date or within four years whichever comes first. Please read more about this requirement on the Medical Board’s website.

The Graduate Medical Education Office offers Life Support certification and re-certification training to Housestaff at no charge per ACGME mandates (ask your program administrators). See upcoming training dates and requirements below. If opting for training offered off-campus, DHS HR Compliance only accepts certificates from training centers registered with the American Heart Association and fulfill instructor-led hands on skills training. Life  support certification obtained through online-only training is not accepted.

Register For Training

You will need to provide the following information when registering for a course: name, department, best contact number and previous certification expiration date. Register via email reply to the Graduate Medical Education Office’s announcement email forthcoming in late winter. If you do not attend the course you are scheduled for, and you don’t call to cancel, you may be billed for the cost of the course.

ACLS/BLS Training

ACLS/BLS training is offered at Harbor-UCLA and must be scheduled through the GME Office. Priority seating is given to current/continuing housestaff who’s certificates are expired/will expire near the recertificate date. All courses held are from 8:00 to 12:00 and 12:00 to 16:00. Upcoming dates:

• Re-Certification: Dates TBD

PALS/BLS

PALS training is offered to Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatric, and Surgery trainees. The training is offered at Harbor-UCLA and must be scheduled through the GME Office per emailed instructions forthcoming in late winter. All courses held are from 8:00 to 16:00. Upcoming course dates:

• Re-Certification: 2023 Dates TBD

ATLS

ATLS training is offered to licensed Surgery, Emergency Medicine trainees and also to OMFS trainees. ATLS courses must be scheduled through Ms. Linda Blum (424) 306-5300. You must schedule training at least 60 days in advance of the training date as courses fill up quickly (16 spots available).

• Certification: Date TBD

NRP

Neonatal Resuscitation training is offered to Emergency Medicine, Pediatric, OBGYN, and Family Medicine trainees. All trainees may register through the Pediatric Department. Space is limited to a first come, first serve basis.

NOTE: Re-Certification courses are for current/continuing housestaff with current certification that will expire prior to the training course date. If your certification has expired, you must take the full two day course.