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ROCHELLE, NY — February 20, 2004
The Medical Letter announced today that its continuing education
program, offered in conjunction with The Yale School of Medicine,
can now be taken and submitted online. The tests, offered twice
a year in January and July, are based on the content of The Medical
Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, the flagship publication that
offers unbiased prescribing recommendations to healthcare providers.
The
online option provides direct links to Medical Letter articles
where the answers are found, and has internal checks to ensure there
are no missed questions. Online users have the ability to save partially
completed tests on a secure site for completion and submission at
a later time.
The tests, previously offered only as a print product, are available
in both formats -online or print-commencing with the July 2003 test.
Successful completion of the tests makes an individual eligible
for 26 CME credit hours in Category 1 for educational materials,
or 13 credits for passing each test.
"The
addition of on-line testing will broaden the options for our CME
program and make the use of The Medical Letter for maintaining CME
credits even more appealing to physicians," said Gianna Zuccotti,
M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Editor of The Medical Letter.
The
Medical Letter/Yale University School of Medicine continuing education
program is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME), the American Academy of Family Physicians
(AAFP), and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).
Most recently, it has also been granted acceptance by The Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Additional information about
the program can be found on The Medical Letter's website at www.medicalletter.org/tml/cme.
About
The Medical Letter
The Medical Letter Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1958,
offers health care professionals objective, independent analyses
of both prescription and over-the-counter drugs. In addition to
its newsletters, The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
and Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter,
it also publishes handbooks and software on topics such as adverse
drug interactions and antimicrobial therapy. The Medical Letter,
Inc., is supported entirely by subscriber fees and is based in New
Rochelle, NY. For more information about The Medical Letter call
(800) 211-2769 or visit their Web site at www.medicalletter.org.
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