Barriers to identifying and obtaining CME: a national survey of physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants

Table 2 Barriers to Obtaining CME, by Clinician Type

Barrier	All: No. (%); N = 500	FM: No.; N = 100	IM/H: No.; N = 100	Spec.: No.; N = 100	NP: No.; N = 100	PA: No.; N = 100	p
Expense	338 (67.6%)	67	65	60	77	69	.13
Travel time	286 (57.2%)	57	55	63	51	60	.48
Discovering/searching for appropriate CME offerings	143 (28.6%)	28	29	27	34	25	.70
Not applicable to daily practice	133 (26.6%)	25	21	30	25	32	.41
Ability to easily track CME credits earned	59 (11.8%)	16	12	11	14	6	.25

Responses were selected from a checklist, in response to the question: “What are the biggest gaps/pain points in obtaining CME offerings? [check all that apply]”
Abbreviations: FM Family Medicine, IM/H Internal Medicine / Hospitalist, Spec. Internal Medicine Specialist, NP Nurse Practitioner, PA Physician Assistant

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