Develop a Course
Boston Children’s Hospital is accredited to provide continuing education credit to internal and external education programs. All programs seeking accreditation must submit a completed application to be reviewed by our office or the interprofessional committee at least eight weeks prior to the start of the course.
Types of Credit
Boston Children’s offers the following credits to qualified courses:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Risk Management Credit
MOC Credit, American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), American Board of Anesthesia (ABA)
Nursing Contact Hours
Pharmacy Contact Hours
Athletic Trainer Credit
Psychology Credit
Physician Assistant Credit
Optometry Credit
Dentistry Credit
Social Work Credits
Types of Courses
The course format is decided by the program organizers. We currently approve courses in the following formats:
| Course Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Live Courses | an individual event where participants learn in person |
| Enduring Materials (online only) | computer based continuing education activities that may be used over time or at the learner’s convenience |
| Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) (internal only) | a course that is planned as a series with multiple sessions, or occurs on an ongoing basis (ex. weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc) |
Planning Process and Services
The Continuing Education Department is committed to partnering with course directors and planners to ensure success through every stage of the activity, from the initial planning stages to post course evaluation.
The Continuing Education Department is responsible for the following:
- accreditation
- disclosures
- registration
- customer support
- evaluation
- credit tracking
- learner certificates
- legal
- educational grants (Boston Children’s Hospital Trust)
