Continuing Education Accreditation Statements

The Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) of UNTHSC office administers continuing education units.  The PACE office has obtained authorization for the following CE designations:

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Physician Accreditation Statements:

The University of North Texas Health Science Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

UNT Health Science Center is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.

Physician Credit Designation:

UNT Health Science Center anticipates this program being approved for [1.5 for session 1]  [1.5 for session 2]  [2 for session 3] of AOA Category 1A CME credit hours pending approval by the AOA CCME.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this educational activity for a maximum of [1.5 for session 1]  [1.5 for session 2]  [2 for session 3] category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Nursing Accreditation Statement and Criteria for Successful Completion

The University of North Texas Health Science Center Office of Professional and Continuing Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity meets Type I criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements towards relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. This activity is approved for [1.8 for session 1] [1.8 for session 2]  [2.4 for session 3] Contact Hours. To receive a certificate of successful completion, participants must attend the entire session and complete and return the credit request form and evaluation.

Continuing Education for Social Workers (CEU)

Social Worker Accreditation Statement

Continuing education credit for Social Workers is provided through the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Office of Professional & Continuing Education, sponsor number CS3743 by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners.  This activity is approved for [0.15 for session 1]  [0.15 for session 2]  [.02 for session 3] CEUs for Social Workers