Department of Emergency Medicine: Policy on Continuing Medical Education

The Department of Emergency Medicine recognizes the importance of ongoing continuing medical education (CME) and support for faculty development.

The Department aspires to provide funding to faculty in support of CME.

Unit Policy

Title

Department of Emergency Medicine: Policy on Continuing Medical Education

Introduction

Purpose

• The Department of Emergency Medicine recognizes the importance of ongoing continuing medical education (CME) and support for faculty development.

• The Department aspires to provide funding to faculty in support of CME.

Scope

This policy applies to all permanent faculty whose primary appointment is in Emergency Medicine. Faculty who hold an appointment between 0.5 and less than 1.0 FTE will receive prorated CME funding as applicable. Faculty with an FTE appointment below 0.5 and fellows whose CME funding is specifically included in their individual fellowship budgets will not receive CME funds through the Department.

Policy

Policy Statement

1. Funding for CME in any given fiscal year is predicated on the availability of funding, is at the discretion of the Chair and may be terminated at any point due to financial constraints.

2. This policy in no way supersedes policies made by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and must conform to any such policies.

3. Current annual fiscal year CME allocations for 1.0 FTE are as follows:
    

   EM Faculty	$4,000
   PES MD Faculty	$4,000
   APPs	$3,000
   LCSWs	$2,000

4. Funding balance reports will be issued regularly throughout the fiscal year to those receiving CME allocation.

5. Positive fund balances may not generally be carried forward to a new fiscal year. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the chair.

6. CME funds may be used only for expenses that pertain to professional development or resources directly related to the recipient’s departmental role.  These include but are not limited to:

   1. Conference registration and travel: see below for travel requirements; note that international travel restrictions may apply 

   2. Licensure and board fees: shall be paid on an annual basis;  pre-payment of license and board fees for multiple years is not permitted

   3. Professional memberships: shall be paid on an annual basis; pre-payment of  memberships for multiple years is not permitted

   4. Professional subscriptions

   5. Publishing fees

   6. IT hardware: all requests for IT hardware (including but not limited to computers, iPads and accessories) must be emailed to the Department Business Manager and will be purchased through e-procurement; note that IT hardware remains the property of the University and must be returned at the termination of employment

   7. Books:  send requests to  assigned administrative assistant

   8. Virtual or in-person classes

   9. Medical supplies: (including but not limited to scrubs, stethoscopes and Butterfly ultrasound equipment)

Travel/Conference

All travel must be processed through CONCUR.  Travelers must submit a Travel Request through CONCUR prior to booking travel. Travel Expense Reports must be submitted in CONCUR within 30 days of completion of travel and must have a travel request attached. Reimbursements will not be processed without a travel request linked to the expense report in CONCUR.

Exceptions 

Any expense not included in the above list requires Chair approval.

Contact Information

Primary Contact

Name: Jane H. Brice, MD, MPH – Professor and Department Chair

Email: Jane_Brice@med.unc.edu

Other Contact

Name: Franklin Farmer, DBA, MBA – Associate Chair for Administration

Telephone: 919-937-3757

Email: Franklin.Farmer@unchealth.unc.edu