Regularly Scheduled Series

An activity planned with multiple ongoing sessions offered weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Primarily organized and presented to the School of Medicine's professional staff. Examples include:

• Grand rounds
• Tumor Boards
• Morbidity & Mortality Conferences

All RSS Applicants (New and Renewal)

1. Designate an RSS Activity Director (Emory Physician) and an RSS Series Coordinator (Administrator to the Emory Physician) to facilitate communication with the Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME).

• Designated personnel will act as record-keepers, updating annual RSS forms and staying informed on important RSS news via eBlasts.
  *Refer to OCME Regularly Scheduled Series Planning Guide for detailed responsibilities.

2. Complete and Submit the Web-Based Event Application 

• Submissions must be received by November 1, 2026 for RSS meetings held in the upcoming 2027 calendar year. Reviews and approvals will take place within 30 days and are handled in the order in which they were received.  Incomplete submissions will be returned. To request a link to the Event Application, please contact us via email at rss@emory.edu.

3. Upload additional required documents listed below to your designated SharePoint folder:

The Emory Office of CME utilizes SharePoint for internal record-keeping, ease-of-access and collaboration with our partners. For assistance with accessing SharePoint, please send an email to rss@emory.edu and be sure to include your RSS course title and 5-digit Event ID if applicable.

• RSS 2026 Agenda/Calendar
• Performance Practice Individuals in Control of Content Grid
• A copy of promotional materials (i.e. marketing slides that would be emailed to audience, etc.)
• A copy of Accreditation slides that will be displayed to audience with ACCME verbiage
• Mitigation survey from Qualtrics
• Mitigation Peer Review Statement (if mitigation for a relevant financial relationship was or is necessary)
• Any slides related to a disclosed financial relationship and their presenter

4. Attendance Documentation

The Emory Office of CME no longer accepts participant rosters as support for attendance documentation as of February 2026. Maintaining and logging attendance is one of the many responsibilities of the Program Coordinator. Learners must report their attendance within 7 days of the activity concluding via Text-In Attendance or online at the CME Tracker portal.

5. Credit Eligibility:

• Only physicians are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
• Non-physicians can receive Hours of Instructions (HOI) and will also receive documentation of particiation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
• Credit must be claimed for each session no later than 7 business days after the session has ended. Credits earned may be forfeited if not claimed online via Text-In Attendance within 7 business days after the session ends.  Participant Transcripts can be obtained at CME Tracker portal. 

6. Accreditation Statement:

Disclosure statements must be displayed at the start of each presentation in the first slide deck. Please be sure to not consolidate, paraphrase or manipulate the verbiage in any way.  If there are relevant financial relationships that need to be disclosed to your audience, please use the proper slide(s). If you have any questions, please contact us at rss@emory.edu.

7. Compliance Issues:

Consistent problems with documentation or failure to comply with ACCME, Office of CME, or School of Medicine policies will result in notification to the Course Director, the Departmental Chair, and the Director of OCME. Unresolved compliance failures will result in withdrawal of CME certification.