ACCREDITATION

CME SPONSOR

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship Stanford University School of Medicine and Helms Medical Institute which are accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACCREDITATION

The Office of Continuing Medical Education, Stanford University School of Medicine, designates this continuing medical educational activity for a maximum of 300 hours in Category I credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the education activity.

EXPLANATION OF CREDITS

Following successful completion of the three program units, a letter verifying 40, 220, or 300 hours of formal instruction in medical acupuncture (CME hours) will be issued to each participant, approximately six weeks after the clinical unit, and subsequent to the return of the home videocassettes. Credit for the home video study portions of the course is contingent upon successful completion of post-course tests. No partial credit can be issued for participation in any unit of the program.

AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE

This program is approved by the American board of Medical Acupuncture as meeting the minimum educational standards for board certification with the ABMA.