Texas Medical Board - Rules Revamped

A recent reorganization of Texas Medical Board (TMB) rules has removed certain universal CME obligations. The removal of universal CME requirements could result in a lighter load for physicians but may make it more challenging to determine what is required and when. Please see the article linked below for more information.
 

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Texas Medical Board New Requirements

Please see HHSC’s Health Care Practitioner Human Trafficking Training page that meet TMB's human trafficking training requirement.

Please see UT College of Pharmacy's website for identified Inpatient Focus Modules and identified Outpatient Focus Modules that meet TMB's Opioid training requirement, and are approved for CME.

CME Requirements
As a prerequisite for physician registration, practitioners and physician assistants are required to complete continuing medical education.  Current requirements are summarized here.
MD/DOs
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DEA New Training Requirements

Per DEA letter to DEA Registered-Practitioners

The Office of Continuing Medical Education has identified the following courses that should satisfy the new DEA training requirement.

150+

activities

3000+

instructional hours

35,000+

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Dr. Thomas Patterson, Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Infectious Diseases at the UT Health San Antonio was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines available in the state of Texas.
Dr. Thomas Patterson, Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Infectious Diseases at the UT Health San Antonio was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccines available in the state of Texas.
Dr. Jan Patterson, Professor of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Pathology and Associate Dean for Quality & Lifelong Learning receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. "Crying tears of joy for the beginning of the end of this terrible pandemic," she said after recieving the vaccine.
Dr. Jan Patterson, Professor of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Pathology and Associate Dean for Quality & Lifelong Learning receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. "Crying tears of joy for the beginning of the end of this terrible pandemic," sh