American Board Of Thoracic Surgery

Lifelong Learning Requirements

• Diplomates must earn an average of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year over 5 years (150 CMEs total for 5 years).
• Half (75 CMEs) should be in the broad category of cardiothoracic surgery; and the other half can be any AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
• The American Board of Thoracic Surgery is now participating in the CME for MOC Collaboration with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. All activities can be found on the ACCME CME Passport.