UConn Physician Faculty Learning from Teaching Credit | 2026-2027

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UConn Physician Faculty Learning from Teaching Credit

Provided by the UConn School of Medicine and the Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education.
 

Program Description: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education, is now offering CME to our UConn School of Medicine (SOM) faculty and affiliated faculty may earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for new learning acquired in connection with teaching UConn medical students, residents, or fellows. Credit is not awarded simply for teaching. Faculty must acquire new knowledge or skills, such as by refreshing clinical knowledge or learning through exchanges with learners, and apply that learning in the teaching activity.

Target Audience: UConn School of Medicine Faculty and Affiliated Faculty
Learning Objectives: Participants will (be able to):
  1. Document an identified teaching or educational question or need.
  2. Identify the relevant sources or resources consulted.
  3. Describe the application of their learning to their teaching practice and whether it resulted in a change in knowledge, competence, or performance.
Program Duration: Academic Year 2026-2027, July 1, 2026, thru June 30, 2027 (auto renews)
Accreditation Statement: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per 1 hour of interaction with medical students and/or residents/fellows. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Claim Limit: AMA sets no annual limit; however, the UConn CME Office limits claims to a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per academic year. Credit may be claimed only for learning that occurred during the applicable academic year(s).

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Activity Director & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement: Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

*Refer to the "Program Tab" above for Eligibility requirements and how to claim credits.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 40.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 40.00 Participation
Course opens: 
07/01/2026
Course expires: 
06/30/2027
Cost:
$0.00

UConn Physician Faculty Learning from Teaching Medical Students, Residents and Fellows

What Is Learning from Teaching?

UConn School of Medicine (SOM) faculty and affiliated faculty may earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for new learning acquired in connection with teaching UConn medical students, residents, or fellows. Credit is not awarded simply for teaching. Faculty must acquire new knowledge or skills, such as by refreshing clinical knowledge or learning through exchanges with learners and apply that learning in the teaching activity. Eligible teaching interactions may include formal presentations; development of cases or clinical problems; clinical or simulation supervision; instruction in clinical or other skills; learner assessment; and mentoring of quality improvement (QI), performance improvement (PI), or scholarly activities.

Eligibility Guidelines

  • Physicians must hold a UConn SOM faculty or affiliated faculty appointment, and the teaching must involve UConn SOM medical students, residents, and/or fellows in LCME-accredited and/or ACGME-approved programs.
  • UConn medical students, residents, and/or fellows must be among the learners. Activities involving only physician assistants, nurses, other health professions learners, students from other medical schools, or other non-UConn learners are not eligible.
  • Eligible settings may include formal lectures, grand rounds, case conferences, clinical teaching, simulation, learner assessment, and mentoring, provided new learning was acquired and incorporated into the teaching.
  • Credit is awarded for new learning associated with teaching, not for teaching alone. New learning must be paired with and applied to the teaching activity.
  • Only the portion of the teaching activity in which the newly learned material is used may be claimed. Learning and preparation time itself is not creditable.
  • If the same content is taught more than once, even to a different audience, credit may be claimed only once unless additional new learning creates a new learning/teaching combination.
  • A new claim form is required for each new learning activity/event.
  • Credit is based on actual teaching time and is awarded at a 2:1 ratio: 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for each 1 hour of eligible teaching.
  • The CME Office will request UME/GME verification of active teaching participation for the period claimed. Supporting documentation may include a syllabus, rotation schedule, or verification from the Course Director, Program Director, Clerkship Director, Chair, Division Chief, or designee.

Financial Relationships & Learning Sources

Faculty seeking Learning from Teaching credit must disclose financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies according to UConn CME policies. The CME Office will review disclosures, determine activity eligibility, and identify any required mitigation. Educational materials used to support the learning must be independent of commercial influence. Credit may not be awarded when ACCME and UConn CME requirements for independence and conflict-of-interest management are not met.
Faculty are encouraged to use independent, unbiased learning sources, including:

Eligible vs. Non-Eligible Examples

Example 1: New Lecture
  • Eligible: A physician develops a new one-hour lecture for medical students and conducts research or other learning to prepare. Because the physician applies new learning during one hour of teaching, 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ may be claimed.
  • Not eligible: A physician repeats an existing lecture without updating the content or acquiring new knowledge. Because no new faculty learning occurred, the teaching is not eligible for credit.
Example 2: Teaching Feedback Skills
  • Eligible: During a one-hour resident session on performing a physical exam, a physician uses newly learned methods for giving effective feedback for 15 minutes. Only that 15-minute portion incorporates the new learning, so the physician may claim 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
  • Not eligible: A physician teaches a familiar procedure using only accumulated experience, with no additional preparation or new learning. No credit may be claimed.
Example 3: Office-Based Discussion
  • Eligible: A physician sets aside 30 minutes of a planned one-hour meeting with medical student(s) and/or resident(s) to discuss a topic of special interest or a prior patient encounter. If the physician researched the topic in advance, acquired new learning, and applies it during that discussion, 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may be claimed.
  • Not eligible: Credit may not be claimed simply because students observe the physician for several hours or receive feedback based solely on the physician’s accumulated experience, without new faculty learning.

Source: American Medical Association, FAQs for the learning associated with teaching medical students and residents: AMA FAQ

How to Get Credit

  1. Visit the UConn CME Learning Portal and confirm that you have a user account; if not create one.
  2. Complete and submit the (1) Claim Form, (2) Verification Form, and (3) CME Financial Relationships Disclosure Form within 30 days of the end date of teaching activity. Incomplete submissions cannot be processed.
  3. Send all completed forms to [email protected], Include Email Subject Line: Learning from Teaching Submission
  4. Submissions are reviewed for approval by the Committee on Community & Continuing Medical Education (CCCME), which meets four times per year (quarterly meetings).
  5. After approval by CCCME, the CME office will register you into this course and your cumulative credits earned (up to max credit award) will appear in your account transcript at the end of each academic year. (A user account is required for the CME Office to process and report your credits.)
 
 
 
 
The UConn CME Office limits claim to a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per academic year.
Credit may be claimed only for learning that occurred during the applicable academic year(s).

Accreditation Statement

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per 1 hour of interaction with medical students and/or residents/fellows. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Claim Limit: The UConn CME Office limits claims to a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per academic year. Credit may be claimed only for learning that occurred during the applicable academic year(s).

 

Available Credit

  • 40.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 40.00 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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How to Get Credit

  1. Visit the UConn CME Learning Portal and confirm that you have a user account; if not create one.
  2. Complete and submit the (1) Claim Form, (2) Verification Form, and (3) CME Financial Relationships Disclosure Form within 30 days of the end date of teaching activity. Incomplete submissions cannot be processed.
  3. Send all completed forms to [email protected], Include Email Subject Line: Learning from Teaching Submission
  4. Submissions are reviewed for approval by the Committee on Community & Continuing Medical Education (CCCME), which meets four times per year (quarterly meetings).
  5. After approval by CCCME, the CME office will register you into this course and your cumulative credits earned (up to max credit award) will appear in your account transcript at the end of each academic year. (A user account is required for the CME Office to process and report your credits.)
 
The UConn CME Office limits claim to a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per academic year.
Credit may be claimed only for learning that occurred during the applicable academic year(s).