Do new residency grads need to comply with hospital annual CME requirements their first year out?

[theWUbear]

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If I finished residency in June, I have six months of "medical education" in 2020. Do I need to do the howevermany hours of CME my trauma center requires, stroke center requires, in 2020? Is there a hard and fast rule on this or a widespread understanding, or is this something that may be determined on a hospital to hospital basis?

 

[Apollyon]

It depends on for whom your need the CMEs (your state license, or your medical system), but, like politics, is all local. So, who you need to ask is your specific state/territory medical board, and the medical staff services office at your hospital system. For example, SC gave me 60 CME credits for residency, for my first 2 years out (SC is on a 2 year cycle). That meant I didn't have to struggle to go to ACEP or something else, or cobble together the 20 credits each year, while I was getting settled in.

 

[Porfirio]

Passing boards counts as CME too.

 

[WilcoWorld]

Yes, you need to comply.

Sitting for and passing your boards will meet the standards for every medical board in the US (so if you do, you've complied).

Your hospital may require specific merit badges (ACLS/ATLS/PALS) but, as @Porfirio said, sitting for your boards will cover any general CME needs you're likely to have.