CME Credit Claiming FAQ

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Surgeons designates this In-Person (Live and On-Demand) activity for a maximum of 216.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American College of Surgeons designates this Virtual (On-Demand) activity for a maximum of 181.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Surgeons designates this In-Person (Live and On-Demand) activity for a maximum of 216.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American College of Surgeons designates this Virtual (Live-Streaming and On-Demand) activity for a maximum of 181.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians are eligible to claim Clinical Congress 2024 CME Credit. Residents, Allied Health Professionals, and Nurses are eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion and may evaluate sessions to receive a transcript of sessions and hours completed.

Yes, because you may view sessions on demand after they have aired, you may claim credits for sessions that aired concurrently during the in-person meeting.

Yes, partial credit for a session may be claimed in increments of .25. Use the slider tool or up/down arrows in the credit field to the right of the session title in your Credit Cart.

Self- Assessment Credit is available through Postgraduate Courses only.

Each non-ticketed Clinical Congress 2024 session offers between 0.5 and 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, with the majority of sessions offering 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Clinical Congress 2024 postgraduate courses require separate registration and offer between 4 to 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Attendees should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in each session. Partial credit may be claimed in .25 increments.

Yes, Clinical Congress 2024 sessions that may meet state licensing board content-specific requirements have been designated as offering Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates. Use the State Regulatory Mandates filter on the search results page to narrow your search. To learn about your state specific requirements visit CME State Regulatory Mandates on facs.org. Please note that it is the responsibility of the physician to confirm with their state licensing board if a session in fact meets educational requirements.

Yes, you may identify Clinical Congress 2024 sessions designated as offering Credit to Address ACS Accreditation/Verification requirements. These may meet educational requirements of providers from hospitals that participate in the ACS Accreditation or Verification Programs. Use the ACS Accreditation/Verification Program Reqs filter on the search results page to search by content area.

Select the log-in button in the top right corner of the Clinical Congress Virtual Platform and enter your registration badge number (located under the barcode in your registration confirmation email) and your last name.

Evaluation, claiming and accessing certificates is completed from the Claim Credit tab. You will find step-by-step evaluation and claiming instructions at the top of the page.

Yes, your completed session evaluations will be saved in your Credit Cart and you may continue the evaluation and claiming process until February 24, 2025.

Yes, you may complete additional session evaluations and claim CME for additional sessions following completion of the Global Evaluation. The last day to claim credit is February 24, 2025.

All general claiming and evaluation questions may be sent to mycme@facs.org. You may also visit the MyCME Booth near membership and inside ACS Central during Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco.

Once you have found your session of interest through search or browsing by filter, click on the session name to open the session description. Once the session is open, click on Add to Credit Cart. Your session will now appear in your credit cart. Please note for virtual registrants or in person registrants wanting to access recorded content, those sessions may only be viewed once they are scheduled to air or an hour after as an on-demand recording.

Once you log in to the virtual platform, you will be able to build your playlist from the OnDemand Program tab. Select your course of interest and click on the Add to Playlist link. You can view your full playlist in the Playlist tab at the top of the conference platform.

Once you have added the sessions you participated into your Credit Cart, click on the Credit Cart tab.

Required: Complete session evaluation found to the right of each session in your Credit Cart or use the Remove link to remove session from Credit Cart

Optional: Choose Credit to Address (i.e., Ethics, Opioid/Pain Management, Cancer) from drop-down menu if available 

Optional: For those sessions that offer Self-Assessment credit, the post-test can be accessed in the Credit Cart once the session has ended. You can navigate to the Session of interest in the Education Program and the post-test link is available at the top of the page. Learners must past the post-test with a 75% or greater in order to earn Self-Assessment credit and can retake the test as many times as necessary to do so.

Required: Complete Global Evaluation which can be found on the right side of the Credit Cart

Required: Click on Save Progress/Access CME Certificate link or Save Progress/Access Completion Certificate (hours) on the right side of the Credit Cart

You will see a dropdown menu to the right of the sessions offering Credit to Address in your Credit Cart. Use the dropdown menu to select one Credit to Address content area per applicable session. The selected Credit to Address content area will be included in your transcript.

Required: Add sessions you attended to your Credit Cart

Required: Complete evaluation found to the right of each session in your Credit Cart or use the Remove link to remove session from Credit Cart

Optional: Choose Credit to Address (i.e., Ethics, Opioid/Pain Management, Cancer) from drop-down menu if available

Required: Complete Global Evaluation which can be found on the right side of the Credit Cart

Required: Click on Save Progress/Access CME Certificate link or Save Progress/Access Completion Certificate (hours) on the right side of the Credit Cart

Required: Complete Global Evaluation which can be found on the right side of the Credit Cart tab

Required: Click on Save Progress/Access CME Certificate link or Save Progress/Access Completion Certificate (hours) on the right side of the Credit Cart

Optional: You can then download or email to any email address each of the Certificates.

You may save your CME Certificate from the Claim Credit tab or email it to any address provided. Clinical Congress 2024 CME data will be transmitted to members’ ACS MyCME account once claiming is complete. Once you have completed all claiming requirements, your CME Certificate and transcript from the Clinical Congress meeting can then be accessed by ACS members through the MyCME Transcript.

MyCME is now available to attendees who are not members of the College but have an ACS account. Don’t have an ACS account? Go to New User Registration to create an account now!

The deadline to claim CME credit for Clinical Congress 2023 is February 24, 2025.

Evaluations and claims for CME will be accepted until February 24, 2025.

MyCME booths are located inside the exhibit hall at ACS Central or you can stop by the MyCME kiosks located next to Membership. You can also contact MyCME staff electronically at MyCME@facs.org.