Service Levels
CME/CE does cost money and the Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) is not funded by the Medical School or the University of Minnesota. As a result, OCPD must charge for our services. Please review the Service Levels sections below.
Services for Live (in-person or virtual) courses
- Instructional design, delivery, and format consultation
- Review of activity for AMA, ANCC, ACPE, AAPA, BOC, and other credit types as applicable
- Application and related resources to allow Course Director and Planning Committee to document their course plans and other elements required for accreditation compliance
- One-stop online learner CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access to:
- Registration, services include:
- Learner and customer support service via email, phone and CE Portal self-service tools. Includes information on how learners can access the CE Portal and complete steps required to obtain CE/attendance documentation
- Online Join Mailing List Form for interested persons to sign up to be notified when registration for your course opens
- Learner access to registration receipts and confirmations
- Regular registration reports provided to Course Director and Planning Committee members
- For live virtual or hybrid events- optional webinar access link provided to learners through their CE Portal account
- Required evaluation (can include a commitment to change question with individual learner follow-up at a specified time interval)
- Credit/attendance tracking
- Certificates of Participation and transcripts
- Course materials (ex: handouts, slides)
- Access to a free mobile app (iOS/Android) where learners can use their account to register, access course materials, complete evaluations, access certificates of participation and transcript, and update their account information.
- Optional upload of statements and transcripts from other providers to allow learners to create a personal, centralized record of their CE/CPD
- Registration, services include:
In the event that an ed partner has an alternate registration system that they would prefer to use, OCPD will work with the ed partner to ensure their registration system is set up to collect required data and meet parameters for OCPD to upload their registrant data into the CE Portal. Learners will still need to access the online learner CE Portal; OCPD will provide information on how learners can access the CE Portal and complete steps required to obtain CE/attendance documentation
- One-stop online CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access for course faculty/speakers to:
- Complete tasks related to their involvement in the course including financial disclosures, submission of presentation, etc.
- Course faculty/speaker support service via email, phone and CE Portal self-service tools
- Resources to support faculty/speaker communications
- Facilitation and support for Conflict of Interest review utilizing a peer review process and documentation tools
- Online marketing/event postings resource (internal UMN ed partners only)
- Course web page
- Ed partner can provide an image and banner for inclusion on the web page to match their branding of their course.
- For those who do not provide an image, OCPD will place a generic image (no banner) to create an aesthetically pleasing course listing
- Agenda listing
- Feature to add course to a personal calendar
- A link to OCPD course listings is also included in the weekly Office of Faculty Affairs newsletter (internal UMN ed partners)
- Ed partner can provide an image and banner for inclusion on the web page to match their branding of their course.
- Course listed on Office of Continuing Professional Development quarterly eblast
- Access to templates and resources that support CE courses
- Educational support focused planning meeting with all planning committee members to provide consultation on approaches for seeking support. Beginning July 1, 2022 jointly provided courses that intend to submit grant applications for educational support funds are not be eligible for certification by OCPD.
- Exhibit compliance and management services
- Budget - OCPD will provide a template and guidelines for building and maintaining a budget for your course
- Post-course reports
- Evaluation Summary Report
- Final Registration Reports- if CE Portal registration services are utilized
- Discussion of highlights and identification of key take-aways for future events
If an ed partner is interested in converting a recording of their live course into an enduring material (distance learning), OCPD can provide services around this. See Services for Enduring Materials document for more details.
Services for Enduring Materials (Distance Learning) courses
- Host the course on OCPD website using the features of the CE Portal to host the video/content files (current options: video file, pdf or links to external sites)
- The educational partner is responsible for aspects related to video production and editing and/or the development of the content files
- This service is available for courses developed specifically as distance learning courses or to education partners who have recorded live events and wish to offer accreditation on the asynchronous content
Note: OCPD can accommodate the accreditation of activities that are published in UMN Canvas or other LMS.
- Review of activity for AMA, ANCC, ACPE, AAPA, BOC, and other credit types
- Application and related resources to allow Course Director and Planning Committee to document their activity plans and other elements required for accreditation compliance
- One-stop online learner CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access to:
- Registration, services include:
- Learner and customer support service via email, phone CE Portal self-service tools
- Information on how learners can access the CE Portal and complete steps required to obtain CE/attendance documentation
- Online Join Mailing List Form for interested persons to sign up to be notified when registration for your course opens
- Learner access to registration receipts and confirmations
- Regular registration reports provided to Course Director and Planning Committee members
- Required evaluation and post-test
- Credit/attendance tracking
- Certificates of Participation and transcript
- Access to a free mobile app (iOS/Android) where learners can use their account to register, access the online course and related course materials, complete evaluations, access certificates of participation and transcript, and update their account information
- Optional upload of statements and transcripts from other providers to allow learners to create a personal, centralized record of their CE/CPD
- Registration, services include:
- One-stop online CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access for course faculty/speakers to:
- Complete tasks related to their involvement in the course including financial disclosures
- Course faculty/speaker support service via email, phone and CE Portal self-service tools
- Resources to support faculty/speaker communications
- Facilitation and support for Conflict of Interest review utilizing a peer review process and documentation tools
- Online marketing/event postings resource (internal UMN ed partners only)
- Course web page
- Ed partner can provide an image and banner for inclusion on the web page to match their branding of their course.
- For those who do not provide an image, OCPD will place a generic image (no banner) to create an aesthetically pleasing activity listing
- Feature to add course to a personal calendar
- Link to online courses included in OCPD quarterly eblast
- Access to templates and resources including that support CE courses
- Budget - OCPD will provide a template and guidelines for building and maintaining a budget for your course
- Post-activity reports including debrief
- Evaluation Summary Report
- Final Registration Reports
Services for Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)
We offer RSS activity certification. An activity is a regularly scheduled series (RSS) when it is planned as a series with multiple sessions that:
- Occur on an ongoing basis (offered weekly, monthly, or quarterly) and
- Are primarily planned by and presented to the accredited organization’s professional staff. Examples of activities that are planned and presented as a Regularly Scheduled Series are Grand Rounds, Tumor Boards, and M&M Conferences.
The administration of RSS activities is handled through the CE Portal. OCPD will provide training and resources to the designated departmental RSS Coordinator.
Service Fees
Rates for services that are listed below reflect current rates. OCPD is required to review and set rates for services annually. While we strive to update our website as soon as rates are set, the rates for your course may differ from the rates listed below.
Live (in-person or virtual) Courses
For University of Minnesota partners the minimum cost for a live, one day (8 credit) CE activity is $5,915.00 plus a $6 or $8.50 per learner fee. A quote for your activity, including any applicable fees for oversight of exhibit and/or grant support and any credit types in addition to AMA, ANCC, and ACPE will be provided once your Request for Activity Certification has been reviewed and approved.
For external partners the minimum cost for a live, one day (8 credit) CE activity is $14,939.00 plus a $9.50 or $12.75 per learner fee. A quote for your activity, including any applicable exhibit support and any credit types in addition to AMA, ANCC, and ACPE will be provided once your Request for Activity Certification has been reviewed and approved.
Jointly provided courses that intend to submit grant applications for educational support funds are not be eligible for certification by OCPD.
Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)
Fees for fiscal year 2025:
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University of Minnesota department, RSS with sessions occurring more than one time per month: $5,656.25
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University of Minnesota department, RSS with sessions occurring one time a month : $3,875
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University of Minnesota department, RSS with sessions occurring quarterly: $3,470
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Non-University of Minnesota organization, RSS with sessions occurring more than one time per month: $10,375
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Non-University of Minnesota organization, RSS with sessions occurring one time a month: $7,437.50
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Non-University of Minnesota organization, RSS with sessions occurring quarterly: $5,378.50
Enduring Material (Distance Learning)
For University of Minnesota partners, the minimum cost for an enduring material is $2,580 plus a $5 per learner fee. A quote for your activity will be provided once your Request for Activity Certification has been reviewed and approved.
For external partners, the minimum cost for an enduring material is $4,061.25 plus a $5 per learner fee. A quote for your activity will be provided once your Request for Activity Certification has been reviewed and approved.