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Volume 8 (1)
Volume 8, Issue 1, 1988 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1988; 8(1):7-12
MEDICINE
Gloria H. Allington, CMP, RN, BCS Kamiar Kouzekanani, PhD A b s t r a c t Descriptive survey research of 451 physicians attending seven different continuing medical education (CME) activities in 1985 1986 yielded the following information: a) the five top sources they used to identify the need for additional knowledge and/or skills were: new medial knowledge, interest in related specialty, outcome/complications of care, survey of medical cases treated, and interest in unrelated specialty; b) the top five sources used to gain additional knowledge or skills were: medical literature (journals), clinical conferences, discussion with colleagues, formalized CME courses and seminars, and formalized CME workshops. They attended an average of 3 4 formalized CME activities per year, and the ranking of factors according to level of importance in selection of formalized CME activities given by institutions/organizations with which they were not affiliated were: course topics, course location, course dates, course objectives, course faculty, recreational opportunity, sponsoring organization, and course fee. Keywords: Continuing medical education; selection of CME activities; physician survey; physician participation at CME activities |
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