• Set and administer standards and criteria for providers of quality CME for physicians and related professionals,
• Certify that accredited providers are capable of meeting the requirements of the Essential Areas,
• Relate CME to medical care and the continuum of medical education,
• Evaluate the effectiveness of its policies,
• Assist providers in continually improving their programs, and thereby
• Assure physicians, the public, and the CME community that CME programs meet the MedChi criteria for compliance with the Essential Areas.

The primary responsibilities of an Accredited Provider are:

• Abide by the standards and criteria set for providers of quality CME for physicians and related professionals,
• Maintain compliance with the Essential Areas and Their Elements,
• Provide CME that is within the establish definition of CME,
• To seek out new and innovative formats that meet the needs of physicians and delivery high quality, timely CME activities,
• To work to ensure that CME activities are free from bias and conflict of interest,
• To strive to provide CME that changes the practice behavior of physicians in directions justified by emerging evidence and, ultimately, to demonstrate that the outcome of patients improve.