Who is eligible for credit?
TL;DR Reflective Practice™ credit is available to MDs and DOs (AMA PRA Category 1™ Credit; MDs may also earn MOC, board-dependent) and a wide range of health professionals, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dietitians, dentists, athletic trainers, social workers, and other care-team members. Credits apply toward licensure, certification, or continuing education based on each profession’s accrediting body
Directly Designated for Continuing Education
• Physicians – AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ (physicians can claim credit based on participation). For Osteopathic Physicians, the AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.
• Nurses – ANCC contact hours designated.
• Pharmacists – ACPE contact hours (CEUs).
• Pharmacy Technicians – ACPE contact hours (CEUs).
• Physician Assistants – AAPA Category 1 CME credit.
• Nurse Practitioners – Can apply AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ via AANP.
• Nurse Anesthetists – May qualify for Class B credits toward NBCRNA CPC Program.
Other Healthcare Team Members
• Dentists – Eligible for ADA CERP recognition.
• Registered Dietitians – CPEUs awarded.
• Athletic Trainers – Category A hours/CEUs eligible.
• Social Workers – Approved for continuing education by ASWB.
• Chaplains – May consider credits for pastoral competency via board certification pathway.
General
• Other healthcare professionals not listed above may receive a certificate of participation; those professionals should check with their own licensing boards about whether those certificates can be claimed for CE.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Credit
For physicians who are board-certified and participating in a relevant MOC program, Reflective Practice may also count toward MOC self-assessment / Part 2 credit, including:
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) – up to 1.0 MOC points.
• American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) – up to 1.0 MOC points.
• American Board of Pathology (ABPath) – Continuing Certification / lifelong learning credit.
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) – Maintenance of Certification credit.
• American Board of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (ABOHS) – Part II self-assessment credit.
• American Board of Surgery (ABS) – credit toward continuous certification.
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) – maintenance credit.
• American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) – MOCA® credit.
Note: To earn MOC points, participants must meet the activity’s participation threshold, complete the reflective assessment/evaluation, and have the provider report completion to the certifying boards.