The SMC CME System

ACTIVITY CATEGORY

CRITERIA

CREDIT POINTS AWARDED

SUBMITTED BY

1A Pre-approved Established Programmes
· Grand Ward Round
· Teaching / Tutorial 
· SessionStructured Training Programmes conducted by DGMS & CFPS (e.g. GDFM, MMed FM)

1 to < 2hours

1

CME Provider

Lecturer per session (regardless of duration)

2

1B Local Events 
· Scientific Meeting
· Conference
· Seminar
· Lecture 
· Workshop

1 to < 2 hours 
2 to 4 hours
1 day
1½ days
2 days 
2½ days
3 days or more

1
2 
4
6
8 
10
12

CME Provider

Speaker per session 
(regardless of duration)

2

1C Overseas Events
· Scientific Meeting 
· Conference 
· Seminar
· Lecture
· Workshop

(Categories 1A + 1B +1C = Maximum 50 pts over 2 years)

1 to < 2 hours 
2 to 4 hours
1 day
1½ days
2 days 
2½ days
3 days or more

Recognised Postgraduate Degree

1
2 
4
6
8 
10
12

Max. claim allowed will depend on length of degree course

Medical Practitioner

Speaker per session 
(regardless of duration)

2

2. Publication of original paper in Refereed Medical Journal/Editorial Work/Presentation of original paper or poster

(Category 2 = Maximum 40 pts over 2 years)

Authorship of original paper in Refereed Journal/Clinical Practice Guidelines/Medical Textbook

- Main author
- Subsidiary Author

5 per paper/practice guidelines/textbook chapter

1 per paper/practice guidelines/textbook chapter

Medical Practitioner

Editorial Work/Reviewer forRefereed Journal/Clinical Practice Guidelines/Medical Textbook

- Chief Editor
- Subsidiary Editor
-Reviewer

5(per journal/practice guidelines/textbook)1(per journal/practice guidelines/practice guidelines/textbook)1(per original paper/textbook)

Presentation of original paper/poster(regardless of duration)

2 per paper/poster

3A Self Study

(Category 3A = Maximum 10 pts over 2 years)

- Reading of papers from a list of recommendedRefereed Journals/Clinical Practice Guidelines 
- Self-Study from audio-visual tapes
-Online education programmes without self-assessment or with self-assessment which cannot be verified.

1 per paper/practice guidelines/tape/module

Medical Practitioner

3B Distance Learning

(Category 3B = Maximum 36 pts over 2 years)

(Categories 3A + 3B = Maximum 46 pts over 2 years.

Distance Learning through interactive structured CME programme with verifiable self-assessment(i.e. Assessment records have to be submitted)

1 per module or as recommended by AM/CFPS

CFPS and Specialists