Continuing Medical Education

Step-by-Step CME Logging

1. Sign in to your online record at our Web site
2. Click on "Log New CME"
3. Select the type of activity you would like to log
4. Click on "Continue Logging" and follow the steps below to log your activity

 

Logging Certificate Programs:

Certificate Programs are preapproved for Category I CME by the AAPA regardless of who presents the programs or where they are presented. Click here to view the list of Preapproved Category I Certificate Programs

1. Sign in to your online record at our Web site
2. Click on "Log New CME"
3. Select "Certification Programs"
4. Click on "Continue Logging"
5. Enter the number of hours in the "Hours Earned" field
6. Enter the date the provider lists on documentation as the date the activity began in the "Activity Start Date" field
7. Enter the date the provider lists on documentation as the date the activity ended in the "Activity End Date" field (entering a date in this field is optional)
8. Select your Certification Program from the drop-down menu
9. Click on "Next"
10. If you wish to log the activity toward your current CME logging cycle, click on "Next" at the bottom of the page. If you wish to log your activity toward your next CME logging cycle, select the cycle from the "Apply all hours to:" drop-down menu. Then click on "Next". (You will have the option to apply the hours to your next cycle only if the activity start and end dates fall within the earning window for the next cycle.)
11. Check the box certifying that the information you have entered is true and correct
12. Click on "Complete"

*Note: NCCPA reserves the right to request documentation in support of any Category I CME activity. Failure to provide acceptable documentation, if requested, may result in the removal of the activity from your record.

Logging Category I CME Activities:

Category I CME activities must be sponsored by one of the following sponsors: AAPA, AMA, AOA or AAFP. The CME program provider will issue you a document, indicating the number of CME hours you've earned during each program.

1. Sign in to your online record at our Web site
2. Click on "Log New CME"
3. Select "Category I"
4. Click on "Continue Logging"
5. Select your Sponsor
6. Enter your Provider
   *If your sponsor is AAFP or AOA, the provider field will automatically populate and cannot be changed.
7. Click on "Next"
8. Enter the number of hours in the "Hours Earned" field
9. Enter the date the provider lists on documentation as the date the activity began in the "Activity Start Date" field
10. Enter the date the provider lists on documentation as the date the activity ended in the "Activity End Date" field (entering a date in this field is optional)
11. Enter the name of the activity in the "Activity Title" field
12. Click on "Next"
13. If you wish to log the activity toward your current CME logging cycle, click on "Next" at the bottom of the page. If you wish to log your activity toward your next CME logging cycle, select the cycle from the "Apply all hours to:" drop-down menu. Then click on "Next". (You will have the option to apply the hours to your next cycle only if the activity start and end dates fall within the earning window for the next cycle.)
14. Check the box certifying that the information you have entered is true and correct
15. Click on "Complete"

 

Logging Category II CME Activities:

1. Sign in to your online record at our Web site
2. Click on "Log New CME"
3. Select "Category II"
4. Click on "Continue Logging"
5. Enter the number of hours in the "Hours Earned" field
6. Enter the name of the activity in the "Activity" field
7. Click on "Next"
8. If you wish to log the activity toward your current CME logging cycle, click on "Next" at the bottom of the page. If you wish to log your activity toward your next CME logging cycle, select the cycle from the "Apply all hours to:" drop-down menu. Then click on "Next". (You will have the option to apply the hours to your next cycle only if the activity start and end dates fall within the earning window for the next cycle.)
9. Click on "Complete"