Continuing Medical Education

CME credits are available for readers of chapters in WWW.ENDOTEXT.ORG . The program is credentialed and administered through the Continuing Professional Education Department of the University of Mississippi Medical School. The content has been developed by Christian Koch, MD and Leslie De Groot, MD, in collaboration with the authors of ENDOTEXT.ORG and THYROIDMANAGER.ORG,  Dr Carlos Arguello ,  University of Alabama/Birmingham  <carguell@umc.edu> , is director of our Continuing Medical Education program. .
Successful completion of each module also provides credits for ABIM MOC program.
For MOC Credit: "Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 2.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit."

The Chapter modules listed below are  now available for on-line  ACCME -CME credit hours, and  those in italics  also receive equivalent  ABIM MOC credit points. Currently there is NO CHARGE for this CME program

Autoimmunity to the Thyroid Gland

Benign Breast Disease in Women

Osteoporosis: Clinical Evaluation

Hypopituitarism

Growth and Growth Disorders

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Gigantism

Ovarian Reserve Testing

Diagnosis and Treatment of Graves' Disease

Normal and Abnormal Puberty

Thyrotropin - Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

Pituitary Adenomas in Childhood

Evaluation of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency: 

Cushing's Disease

The Management of Type I Diabetes

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

The Treatment of Type II Diabetes

TK  Inhibitors in Aggressive Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Endocrinology of Vasopressin & Oxytocin 

Testing for SIADH

Sexual Dysfunction in Diabetes

Non-Diabetic Hypoglycemia

To receive CME and MOCcredits, it is necessary to register on the University of Mississippi website for the course. Currently  no payment is required. You  will receive a PDF copy of the relevant chapter in ENDOTEXT. After reviewing the chapter, readers must satisfactorily pass an assessment, and then will receive CME and MOC credits by Email. The exact steps in the process are:

  1. Use your browser to enter: www.umc.edu/conted/
  2. On that page, at the bottom, see: Click here to enter Cvent Continuing Education Registrant Portal
  3. On the next page, SIGN UP, giving First and Last name and email address.
  4. A password is then sent to you by email.
  5. Return via steps 1-2-3-4 and LOG IN using the supplied PASSWORD.
  6. Then you will go to the CURRENT EVENTS page. You will find listed the ENDOTEXT SERIES, and the CME modules currently on line.
  7. Select the module of interest, and Click on the SYMBOL at right to indicate your interest
  8. You will be taken to the Registration  pages. -
  9. You will receive the chapter PDF to print out and read.
  10. After reading the CHAPTER, your will return to the indicated website and fill out the examination. Assuming you ace the exam, you will receive the CME credit certificate by Email. Your competion of the c ourse will also be reported to ABIM for MOC cxertification.

For any questions about this process, contact Ashley Givens, Program Administrator Continuing Health Professional Education, Phone: 601-984-1306, Email: agivens@umc.edu