Last year, the DCRI Continuing Medical Education group – which provides CME support for the School of Medicine – launched a browser-based learning management system (called EthosCE) that was designed to centralize and simplify the logistics and reporting associated with regularly scheduled CME series, such as Medicine Grand Rounds. Throughout 2013, the Department of Medicine continued to record attendance at Medicine Grand Rounds by scanning ID badges. These attendance records have been transferred to the CME group, and will be credited to individuals in the coming weeks. Now, the Department of Medicine will discontinue tracking attendance by card swipe in favor of the new online system. January 31 will be the final day for scanning badges at Medicine Grand Rounds (although for a short transitional period we will provide a sign-in sheet for those unable to use the new system as outlined below). In order for you to record and track your grand rounds attendance and CME credits, you now will need an account in the new EthosCE system. Individual faculty and trainees should begin to use the new online system to record your attendance at Medicine Grand Rounds and other Duke CME events. You will be able to manage your own learning and CME credits, and print your own transcripts and certificates, through the online system. Important: You must register yourself with the online system in order to track your CME attendance and manage your CME transcript. Also, faculty who have primary appointments at the Durham VA Medical Center are encouraged to register an account, attend Medicine Grand Rounds, and receive CME credit. You do not need to have a Duke email address to register or get credit. Find instructions for registering an account and using the Ethos system below.
How to register with Ethos
- Go to the Duke Continuing Medical Education home page.
- In the upper right corner, click Join. The Account Information page opens.
- Complete the fields on the screen. A field with an asterisk is required.
- Be sure to include your mobile phone number; you will use this number to send a text message with a code supplied at each event and get credit for CME events you attend.
- At the bottom of the account information form, click Create New Account. A green feedback message near the top of the screen informs you that a confirmation has been sent to the email address you provided.
- Open the email (from dcri.cme@dm.duke.edu) and click the top link in the body of the message.
- In your browser window, enter a password of your choice in both fields and note your user name. Click Save at the bottom of the page.
- In the same window, click the Mobile settings tab in the gray menu bar at the top of the page. If you entered your mobile number when you registered, it should appear on this page. Click confirm number. You will receive a text message to that mobile number with a confirmation code from DCRI CME.
- Enter the confirmation code in the box in your browser window and click Confirm Number. A message will appear below your number saying “Your number has been confirmed.”
- Now when you attend an event for CME credit you can use your registered mobile phone to text the provided event codes and earn CME credit.
To record your CME attendance via text message, follow these steps
- The 6-character SMS code will be provided on a slide during your CME event.
- Begin a new text message on your registered mobile phone. Note: The provided code is only good for eight hours. You must text the code the day you attend Medicine Grand Rounds.
- In the To field, enter the Duke CME phone number: 919-213-8033. Tip: Add this number to your mobile phone contacts.
- In the message area, type the 6-character SMS code that was provided during the session (note: this code is not case sensitive).
- Press send.
- If you have set up your Ethos account, you will receive the successful confirmation text message, “Your attendance has been recorded for “[Name of Session].”
To view your CME training history
- Log into Ethos by visiting the Duke Continuing Education home page and click Log In at the top right of the page.
- Enter your username and password. Click My Account in the upper right corner.
- Navigate the gray toolbar and click My Activities.
- Click Transcript to view and search completed activities.
- Click the Courses (in progress) tab to view pending activities.
- Medicine Grand Rounds are listed at https://continuingeducation.dcri.duke.edu/medgr. Consider bookmarking this link in your browser for quick access.
For more tips and instructions on recording and accessing your CME credits, visit this instruction guide.