County of Los Angeles LA County Health Agency Dept. of Health Service My Wellness MAIN HOSPITAL NUMBER: (424)306-4000 Trainings Home|GME Resources|Trainings Continuing Medical Education and Other Trainings 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. Other Training for Residents and Fellows Life Support Training The Graduate Medical Education Office offers Life Support certification and re-certification training to Housestaff at no charge. Please see upcoming training dates and requirements below. 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. 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 17:00. Upcoming course dates: Re-Certification: 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 people 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. HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER Graduate Medical Education Programs GME Resources GME Well-Being Staff & Hours GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION GME Competency Education Program MedHub Coping with Covid EDUCATION PROGRAMS Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine Internal Medicine Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology ___ Pathology Pediatrics Psychiatry Radiology Surgery Copyright 2015 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | All Rights Reserved | Editor | Room Reservation | OnCall