Whether attending in person or virtually, Clinical Congress 2026 participants can earn continuing medical education (CME) credits through a comprehensive selection of accredited educational sessions designed to support lifelong learning and help meet content, compliance, and site survey regulatory requirements.
Topics are offered in all surgical specialties and for surgeons at all career levels.
This year, the ACS has designated the In-Person (Live and On-Demand) Clinical Congress for a maximum of 185.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and the Virtual (On-Demand) Clinical Congress for a maximum of 141.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Onsite claiming of credit for nonticketed sessions will be available at the MyCME booth located in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, next to Registration.
The deadline to claim credit is February 22, 2027. Residents and allied health professionals are eligible for a Certificate of Completion.
As you explore the Meeting Platform and build your Clinical Congress schedule, use the following guide to identify sessions that offer CME credit.
Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates
Certain state licensing boards have established specific content requirements for CME credit. State requirements may include: Behavioral Health (BH), Cultural Competency (CC), End of Life Care (EoL), Ethics (E), Opioid/Pain Management (OPM), Palliative Care (PA), Patient Safety (PtS), and Risk Management (RM).
Clinical Congress sessions that may address state-specific content are designated as Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates using the abbreviations listed above. When claiming CME credit for these sessions, you can elect to include the Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates, and it will be documented as part of your Clinical Congress Transcript. Check with your state medical board to verify that the content meets the specific requirements.
Self-Assessment Credit
Self-assessment credit will be available for Didactic and Skills Courses and requires successful completion of a post-test as soon as possible after attendance. The process of earning self-assessment credit is voluntary and is not a prerequisite to claiming CME credit.
Self-Assessment credit counts toward American Board of Surgery (ABS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part 2. For ABS Diplomates, the MOC Part 2 requirement applies to those who have not yet completed the first ABS Continuous Certification Program Assessment Exam. The deadline to earn self-assessment credit is February 22, 2027.
Credit to Address ACS Accreditation/Verification Requirements
Institutions that are accredited or verified by the ACS require staff to earn credits in order to meet compliance and site survey requirements in applicable content areas such as: Bariatric Surgery (MBS), Breast (NAPBC), Cancer (C), Children’s Surgery (CSV), Emergency General Surgery (EGS), Geriatric (GER), Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), Quality (Q), Trauma (T), and Vascular (V).
Clinical Congress sessions that include this content are designated as Credit to Address ACS Accreditation/Verification Requirements. When claiming CME Credit for these sessions, you can elect to include the Credit to Address ACS Accreditation/ Verification Requirements, and it will be documented as part of your CME Certificate and Clinical Congress transcript.
Check with your institution to verify that the content meets the specific requirements.
How Do I Know What CME I Need?
The ACS has compiled state-specific CME requirements for all state licensing boards, in addition to the CME requirements for Specialty Boards such as the American Board of Medical Specialties and American Osteopathic Boards, and the ACS Accreditation/Verification program. The ACS strives to keep this information updated, but CME requirements are subject to change. Contact mycme@facs.org with any questions.
