Expected Results

By identifying educational gaps, the OCME helps physicians and other health care providers recognize the difference between their current practice patterns and those potentially achievable that would lead to practice improvement and thus better, safer care for individuals, communities, and populations. The education that is developed to address these gaps leads to changes in physician competence, performance, and/or patient outcomes depending upon the individual CME activity. With its efforts to improve knowledge, skills, attitudes, abilities, and performance, the OCME encourages constant self-evaluation of the learner – reinforcing current knowledge and facilitating awareness of weaknesses and opportunities for improved learning, thus developing desirable attributes for today’s and tomorrow’s physician.

The provision of CME not only encourages an appreciation of lifelong learning but recognition of the value of teaching to others, from students to veteran practitioners. The OCME encourages the incorporation of this value into the WFSM promotion and tenure process, the molding of future physicians, and professional colleague interaction.