Obtaining Jointly-Provided CME
ACCME Accreditation
The American Thoracic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Joint-Providership
The American Thoracic Society is currently only jointly-providing CME activities with ATS Chapters. The ATS is not jointly-providing CME for external organizations.
Instructions to Joint-Providers
Chapters seeking CME Sponsorship can find the timeline and instructions for the application process here.
Online Application
To start an application click here. Log in information is required to complete an application. The Chapter Administrator on record was provided with login information for the application portal. If you are a Chapter Administrator and do not have your log in information please contact Kimberly Lawrence at klawrence@thoracic.org. *Please note the application portal is currently undergoing a revision. Refer to the updated instructional guide and this webpage for all instruction and templates.
Forms and Templates
- CME Information Page
- Budget
- Agenda
- CME Calculator
- Faculty Letter
- Teaching by Design
- Sources of Commercial & Exhibitor Support
- Course and Speaker Evaluation
- Pre and Post-Test
- Chair Attestation of Faculty Disclosure Form
- Letter of Agreement for In-Kind Support
- Letter of Agreement for Commercial Support (Educational Grant)
ATS Contacts
CME
Suzette Machado
Associate Director, Education Programs and Accreditation
smachado@thoracic.org
Chapter Relations
Kimberly Lawrence
Manager, Equity & Community Outreach
klawrence@thoracic.org
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policies
Shane McDermott
Senior Director, Ethics & Professionalism
smcdermott@thoracic.org
John Harmon
Senior Manager, Documents and Conflict of Interest
jharmon@thoracic.org
