CME is the abbreviation for Continuing Medical Education and consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession.
Typically, CME refers to educational events and/or coursework that have been approved for CME credits. CME credits are especially important to physicians because some states require a specified number of credits annually to maintain medical licenses, and because most hospitals require a specified number of credits for their physicians to remain credentialed to see patients. CME credits are authorized by the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2017, March 20). What is CME credit? National Institutes of Health. Retrieved from https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-cme-credit