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How many Medical Ethics CME Core points will I need to accrue?

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Doctors applying for a 2-year Practising Certificate (PC) will need to compulsorily accrue at least 5 Medical Ethics CME core points while doctors applying for a 1-year PC require at least 3 Medical Ethics CME core points as shown in the Table below.

Table 

PC Types

CME Requirements for PC Renewal

2-year PC

At least 50 CME points, of which:
• 20% or 10 points shall be core points in each of their registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine; and
• 5 core points in Ethics CME *New*

1-year PC 

At least 25 CME points, of which:
• 20% or 5 points shall be core points in each of their registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine; and
• 3 core points in Ethics CME *New*

Doctors already on SMC’s Register and applying for a new PC

At least 50 CME points, of which:
• 20% or 10 points shall be core points in each of their registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine; and
• 5 core points in Ethics CME *New*

Topics:

Continuing Professional/Medical EducationMandatory Medical Ethics CME

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