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Physicians and attorneys tell lawmakers Michigan's CME rules and licensing sanctions create career risks
Summary
Physicians and a health‑care attorney told the oversight subcommittee that Michigan's continuing medical education (CME) mandates and licensing disciplinary practices are onerous and can trigger cascading professional penalties; they urged statutory reforms, non‑disciplinary corrective actions and clearer, narrower sanctions.
Physicians, medical‑education leaders and a health‑care attorney told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Public Health and Food Security that Michigan's continuing medical education rules and licensing sanctions can have disproportionate career consequences and should be reformed.
Dr. Rebecca Daniel, a physician and medical‑education leader at Trinity Health Ann Arbor and an ACCME board member, told the committee that Michigan requires 150 hours of CME every three years, including 75 hours of Category 1 credits, and that the volume of mandated topics and documentation requirements is burdensome and can pull clinicians away from patient care. "CME is not the only source of…
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