AAFP Credit System
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Benefits
- Access to 133,500 family physician members.
- Credit recognition with the American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, and other health professional organizations.
- Activity level certification/accreditation, so no annual fees are required.
- Free advertising for your CME activity on Search All AAFP-Certified CME.
- Use of the AAFP credit statement and CME credit seal to promote your activity.
- Quarterly e-newsletter and access to free webinars relevant to CME providers.
- Helpful staff members to answer your questions and help meet your accreditation needs.
The AAFP Credit System was the first national CME accreditor for physicians in the US and today, is the only accreditor focused solely on the needs of family physicians. The AAFP Credit System reviews CME activity credit applications, on a per activity basis, and awards either AAFP Prescribed or Elective credit to activities that comply with our eligibility requirements under the direction of the Commission on Continuing Professional Development (COCPD). On average, the AAFP Credit System reviews and awards credit for about 1,300 CME provider customers, whose activities and sessions total more than 18,000 per year.
Mission
The mission of the AAFP Credit System is to facilitate members’ access to vetted, relevant, and quality CME that improves the practice of family medicine, health care delivery, and the health of individuals and populations.
Work with Us
Once you've created a CME Provider Account, you will log into your CME Provider Dashboard to start the application process. Use these resources along the way:
- Eligibility Requirements
- AAFP Credit System FAQs
- Tutorials and Webinars
- Application Checklists
- Application Fee Information
- Additional Guidance and Tools for CME Providers
Connect with Us
- Call us at (800) 274-2237 or email cmecredit@aafp.org with any questions.
- Subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletter! Email us at cmecredit@aafp.org to receive AAFP CME credit updates, news, tools, and more! Please add "Subscribe" in the subject line when emailing us.
- View our quarterly webinars and other tutorials and webcasts.
What CME Providers Say About Us
We have been using AAFP for years! Our Family Practice physicians prefer AAFP over AMA certification.
“The customer service and responsiveness of this organization is fantastic. As a new CME provider that was a breath of fresh air and encourages use to do more.”
"The AAFP credit system is one of the easiest I have ever worked with and I have to give a HUGE kudos to the customer service/support team. I have had to call twice and not only were both individuals I spoke with incredibly kind and supportive they also helped me in the quickest manner. I am very impressed with AAFP and I hope I never have to work with another system."
“I always appreciate how quickly someone responds to my questions.”
“The new application takes a lot less time and is easier to navigate.”
—Comments from the 2021 AAFP Credit System's Survey
Confidentiality Statement
The AAFP Credit System will maintain the confidentiality of CME provider organization information and will use and/or disclose it for the following purposes only:
- Activity certification and audit processes
- Facilitate CME reporting to regulatory authorities, specialty boards and other appropriate third parties (subject to confidentiality obligations being in place)
- De-identify and aggregate it with other de-identified CME providers’ information to share newsworthy data from time to time, e.g., annual reports on topic submissions
- As required by legal process
- Otherwise with the provider’s written permission
In addition, the AAFP reserves the right to use any information that is or may become publicly available.