APMA News - July/August 2024 - 21

CPME update
of Continuing Education Providers in Podiatric
Medicine.
Every six years, the council conducts a comprehensive
review of the standards, requirements, and
procedures associated with its evaluation activities.
The Continuing Education Ad Hoc Committee began
meeting two years ago. Following 12 meetings
(in person and virtual), the Continuing Education
Ad Hoc Committee completed its revision of each
standard and adopted both draft documents in
March, agreeing that they were ready for review by
the council.
At its April 2024 meeting, the council reviewed
and approved the draft documents and determined
that the revised documents will be disseminated to
the community of interest for a period of 60 days.
To view Draft I of the revised documents, visit
www.cpme.org/cerevisions. To submit comments,
you are welcome to complete a survey at
www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024-4ReportCE,
and you may also submit written comments to
ssaylor@cpme.org.
CPME will review the survey responses and
comments from the community of interest at its
October meeting to determine if the documents
are ready for adoption.
You are encouraged to forward this message
as you see appropriate. The council is seeking the
broadest possible input. Please send your comments
by August 20 to ssaylor@cpme.org.
Fall 2024 Residency and Fellowship
Visits-Invitation for Comments
As part of the residency and fellowship approval
process, CPME conducts evaluations of new
programs and re-evaluations of approved programs.
Each fall and spring, CPME meets to determine
approval decisions. At its fall meeting, the council
reviews programs visited during the previous spring's
on-site evaluation cycle, and at its spring meeting,
the council reviews programs visited during the
previous fall's on-site evaluation cycle. To review the
programs currently scheduled for on-site evaluation,
visit www.cpme.org/onsiteschedule. The council
updates the list as evaluation dates are confirmed.
The council's residency and fellowship approval
processes include consideration of third-party
comments concerning an institution's qualifications
for either provisional or continued approval.
Comments must be received 15 days prior to the
program's scheduled site visit date. All third-party
comments must be signed. Comments are forwarded
to the evaluation team, and anonymously
to the program director for response, if appropriate,
prior to the visit.
Please submit third-party comments for programs
to be reviewed to: Bertus Tempelhoff, CPME
assistant director, at btempelhoff@cpme.org.
Become a CPME Residency
Program Evaluator
One of the most important components of the
CPME residency approval process is the site visit.
The site visit is a peer-review process that helps to
enhance the quality of education by assessing a
program's compliance with CPME standards and
requirements. CPME is committed to ensuring
each evaluator possesses appropriate experience
and skills essential to the evaluation process. CPME
residency evaluators must be certified by one or
both of the specialty boards recognized by CPME
and should be either program directors or active
faculty members of CPME-approved residencies.
Prior to participating as a member of a team,
evaluators complete a training program and are
assigned to a team as trainees under the tutelage
of the team chair and the specialty board representatives.
The council pays all expenses incurred
during the site visit and per diem for each travel
and on-site visit day.
Individuals interested in becoming residency
evaluators should submit a letter of interest and
current curriculum vitae to their certifying boards.
Contact information for the American Board of
Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) or the American
Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM), as well as
a description of the ABFAS and ABPM-certified
evaluator criteria, can be found at www.cpme.org/
residencyevaluators.
Please feel free to provide this information to interested
and qualified individuals within and outside
of your institution or organization.
Upcoming Council and
Committee Meetings
The Continuing Education Committee and the
Residency Review Committee will conduct their
fall meetings in-person in Arlington, VA, September
13-14 and September 19-21, respectively. The
Accreditation Committee, Executive Committee,
and the council will meet in-person at a location
to be determined October 16-17, October 17, and
October 18-19, respectively. A new procedure has
been established to allow guests to register at least
two weeks prior to a meeting through the CPME
calendar at www.cpme.org/cpme-calendar.
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http://www.cpme.org/cerevisions http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024-4ReportCE http://www.cpme.org/residencyevaluators http://www.cpme.org/residencyevaluators http://www.cpme.org/onsiteschedule http://www.cpme.org/cpme-calendar http://www.APMA.ORG
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