Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education

Our Mission

The Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education strives to provide high-quality continuing medical education (CME) opportunities for physicians and other health care providers. These accredited activities are intended to improve competence, performance and overall patient outcomes.

It is our goal to meet the health care needs and improve the health status of people in the communities Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s serves. By working with our comprehensive medical staff and with our long commitment to quality, strategic partnerships and affiliations, we are dedicated to serving as a regional leader in providing quality, certified continuing education opportunities. Our activities are built on a platform of scientifically sound, evidence-based medicine, enhancing patient care.

Accreditation

Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education activities for physicians. Norton Healthcare strictly adheres to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education policies, accreditation criteria and standards for commercial support. We have received accreditation with commendation (the highest level) for a six-year term.

Activity Planning

Continuing medical education opportunities can be offered by Norton Healthcare medical staff and others. Prior to planning your continuing medical education activity, contact the Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education. A member of our team will review guidelines, required forms and the planning process. In accordance with the mission of the Center for Continuing Medical Education, activities should address a professional gap and be designed to change competence, performance and/or patient outcomes.

As you plan your activity, reference the American Medical Association’s policy definition of CME:

“Educational activities which serve to maintain, develop or increase the knowledge, skills and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public or the profession. The content of CME is the body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine and the provision of health care to the public.” (AMA House of Delegates Policy No. 300.988)

Prior to planning a continuing medical education program, contact the Center for Continuing, Medical Education for forms and guidelines at [email protected]

 

The Team

Our goal is to implement and accredit continuing education activities that address professional gaps to improve physician competence, performance and knowledge.

In 2023, the Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education provided 1,144.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for 382 activities. Our activities were attended by 22,391 participants, which included 8,652 physicians and 13,739 other health care providers.

Karen Busse, M.S., CCMEC
Director
Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education
[email protected]
(502) 921-4497

McKenna Byerley, B.A., CCMEC
Manager
Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education
[email protected]
(502) 446-5880

Emily Garrison, MHA, CCMEC
Manager
Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education
[email protected]
(502) 446-5881

Mary Middleton, B.A., CCMEC
Senior CME Coordinator
Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education
[email protected]
(502) 446-5899

Sandra Stroud, B.A., CCMEC
Manager
Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education
[email protected]
(502) 446-5882

 

Contact Us

Phone: (502) 446-5955
Email: [email protected]

Mailing address:

Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education
Norton Healthcare Learning Center, Suite 101
9500 Ormsby Station Road
Louisville, KY 40223