Committee on Continuing Education

Committee Charges

  • The mission of the Continuing Education Committee is to review and monitor all continuing education activities of all types that are sponsored, jointly-sponsored or co-sponsored by the SNM for continuing education credit for physicians, pharmacists and scientists. This includes live courses, enduring materials, distance education and journal articles. The committee ensures the activities satisfy the educational mission of the SNM and meet accreditation criterion for ACCME, ACPE, and CAMPEP.
  • Review and monitor each of the above-mentioned activities sponsored by SNM ensuring they are in compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines of the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), and the Guidelines of the Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Program.
  • Provide guidance to chapter administrators and CME/CPE liaisons regarding SNM policies and procedures for joint and co-sponsorship of continuing education activities.
  • Suggest program, policy or procedural changes, as needed, to ensure activities remain in compliance with the accreditation criterion as updates and changes occur.
  • Conduct periodic evaluation of educational activities (focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, etc.) to gather needs assessment and evaluation data.
  • Provide progress or interim reports as required by the ACCME and ACPE.
  • Participate in strategic planning for the overall educational plan of the organization.

Committee Members

  • Arnold M. Strashun, MD, FSNMMI (Chairperson)
  • Perry S. Gerard, MD (Vice-Chairperson)
  • Twyla B. Bartel, DO, FACNM, FSNMMI (Board Liaison)
  • Helen R. Nadel, MD, FRCPC, FSNMMI (Ex-Officio Member)
  • Roberta J. Alvarez, MS, ARRT(N)(MR),CNMT (Committee Member)
  • Spencer Behr, MD (Committee Member)
  • Johannes Czernin, MD, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Gary L. Dillehay, MD,FACNM,FACR,FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Frederic H. Fahey, DSc, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Saul N. Friedman, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Bennett S. Greenspan, MD,FACNM,FACR,FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Derek R. Johnson, MD (Committee Member)
  • Scott P. Knishka, BCNP (Committee Member)
  • Daniel Lee, MD (Committee Member)
  • Antonio Maldonado, MD (Committee Member)
  • Nic Mastascusa, PharmD, BCNP (Committee Member)
  • Keisha C. McCall, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Robert S. Miyaoka, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Saima Muzahir, MD, FCPS, FRCPE (Committee Member)
  • Helen R. Nadel, MD, FRCPC, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Chin K. Ng, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Marguerite T. Parisi, MD, MS Ed (Committee Member)
  • Maria R. Ponisio, MD (Committee Member)
  • Lalitha Ramanna, MD, FACNM (Committee Member)
  • Sameer Tipnis, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Gary Ulaner, MD, PhD, FACNM (Committee Member)
  • Sumeet Virmani, MD, MS (Committee Member)
  • Feng Wang, SEMN, EANM (Committee Member)
  • Sharon L. White, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Lisa Dickinson (Liaison)
  • Caroline Krystek (Liaison)
  • Ann Latham (Liaison)