Guides
Plain-language guides to Florida physician license-renewal CME requirements and CME credit types, with sources. Requirements change — always confirm with your licensing board.
AAFP Prescribed credit explained for family physicians
What AAFP Prescribed credit is, how it relates to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, and how it counts for AAFP membership, ABFM certification and state licensure.California physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours California MDs and DOs need every two years, the credit types each board accepts, the one-time pain management course and audits.Florida controlled substance prescribing CME (2 hours) for physicians
Florida's 2-hour controlled substance prescribing course for DEA-registered physicians — who must take it, what it covers, and why only Board-named providers count.Florida osteopathic physician (DO) CME requirements for license renewal
CME a Florida DO needs each two-year cycle under Chapter 459 — 40 hours, AOA Category 1-A, mandatory topics, the home-study limit, deadlines and CE Broker.Florida physician (MD) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours a Florida MD needs each two-year cycle, the mandatory topics, renewal deadlines and how completion is reported in CE Broker.Florida prevention of medical errors CME (2 hours) for physicians
What Florida's 2-hour prevention of medical errors requirement covers, who must take it, when, which providers' courses count, and each Board's current list of the five most misdiagnosed conditions.Illinois physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Illinois MD or DO needs each three-year cycle, the state-mandated topics, the July 31 renewal date and how compliance is checked.Massachusetts physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME credits Massachusetts physicians need each two-year cycle, the required topics and one-time trainings, birthday renewal and record keeping.Michigan physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Michigan MDs and DOs need each three-year cycle, the required topics, implicit bias and one-time trainings, and how audits work.New Jersey physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME credits New Jersey MDs and DOs need each two-year cycle, the mandated topics, the June 30 odd-year deadline and how the Board audits.New York physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for registration
New York has no general CME hours for physicians. Here are its three mandated trainings, each with its own schedule: infection control, child abuse reporting and the prescriber course.North Carolina physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours North Carolina MDs and DOs need each three-year cycle, the controlled substance hours, birthday renewal and how hours are reported.Ohio physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours an Ohio MD or DO needs every two years, which credit counts, the duty-to-report hour, when your license expires and how audits work.Pennsylvania physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
The 100 CME hours Pennsylvania MDs and DOs need each two-year cycle, credit-type minimums, child abuse, opioid, patient safety and organ donation rules.Texas physician (MD and DO) CME requirements for license renewal
How many CME hours Texas MDs and DOs need each two-year registration, the required topics, new 2026–2027 requirements and CE Broker reporting.