Foreword – C. Everett Koop • Acknowledgments • Introduction: Continuing Professional Development and Improvement to Meet Current and Future Continuing Medical Education Needs of Physicians – David Price, Carol Havens, and Mary Jane Bell • REFLECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING • Lifelong Medical Education: Past, Present, Future – Phil R. Manning and Lois DeBakey • National Approaches to Continuing Medical Education: Recurring Attempts, No Finality – Dennis K. Wentz • Is There a Continuum of Medical Education? Fact versus Fiction – M. Roy Schwarz • ORGANIZATIONS IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES • The American Academy of Family Physicians Contribution to Continuing Medical Education – Daniel J. Ostergaard, Mindi K. McKenna, Elaine Kierl Gangel, and Penelope L. LaRocque • Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association: An Educational Journey – Dennis K. Wentz and Alejandro Aparicio • The American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education Program – Delores J. Rodgers, Diane Burkhart, and W. Douglas Ward • Continuing Medical Education at the Association of American Medical Colleges – Dave Davis and M. Brownell Anderson • The Key Role of the State Medical Societies in Continuing Medical Education – Pamela M. Mazmanian, Robert K. Richards, Robert L. Tupper, and Dennis K. Wentz • Medical Specialty Societies: Innovation in Meeting Physician Member Needs – Marcia Jackson, Theresa Kanya, and Bruce Spivey • NEWER INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION • The Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education: The Early Years – Richard S. Wilbur • Instituting National Standards for Continuing Medical Education: The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – Murray Kopelow, Kate Regnier, and Tamar Hosansky • Evolution of the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education into the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education – Richard M. Caplan and Paul J. Lambiase • Organizations of Continuing Medical Education Professionals: The Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, the Association for Hospital Medical Education, and the Canadian Association for Continuing Health Education – Harry A. Gallis, Robert K. Richards, David R. Pieper, Thomas C. Gentile, Jr., Robert L. Tupper, Brian W. Little, Jill Donahue, and Bernard A. Marlow • Contemporary Organizations That Influence Continuing Medical Education in the United States: The National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration and the North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Companies – Dennis K. Wentz, Alejandro Aparicio, and Karen M. Overstreet • PHYSICIAN LEARNING: RESEARCH IN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Research in Continuing Medical Education – Donald E. Moore, Jr., Nancy Bennett, and Karen V. Mann • The History of Evidence-Based Continuing Medical Education in the United States – Nancy L. Davis and Norman B. Kahn, Jr. • Four Pillars in the Evolution of Continuing Medical Education – Robert D. Fox • CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA • The Evolution of Continuing Medical Education in Canada – W. Dale Dauphinee • A History of the Committee on the Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education—Canada. – Robert Woollard • The Evolution of Continuing Professional Development at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: Setting Standards for Canadian Specialists – Craig M. Campbell and I. John Parboosingh • The College of Family Physicians of Canada: Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in Canada – Lynn G. Dunikowski • THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION • Regulation of Continuing Medical Education in the United States: A Historical Perspective and View of the Future – Barbara Barnes, Bruce Bellande, and Lewis A. Miller • Industry Support of Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development: A Perspective on the Past and Implications for the Future of Pharmaceutical and Device Company Support – Robert F. Orsetti, Susan Alpert, Maureen Doyle-Scharff, and Michael Saxton • EMERGING THEMES AND FORCES IN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION • Continuing Professional Development: Concept, Origins, and Rationale – Hans Karle, Greg Paulos, and Dennis K. Wentz • Contemporary Developments in Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development – Steven Minnick, Nancy L. Davis, Charles E. Willis, and Errol R. Alden • Continuing Interprofessional Education: Collaborative Learning for Collaborative Practice – Madeline H. Schmitt, Dewitt C. Baldwin, Jr., and Scott Reeves • The Maintenance of Certification Program from the American Board of Medical Specialties and Its Member Boards – Sheldon D. Horowitz and Richard E. Hawkins • The National Commission for Certification of Continuing Medical Education Professionals and Its Certification Program – Judith G. Ribble and John R. Kues • Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in Europe: The New Reality – Lewis A. Miller, Leonard Harvey, Bernard Maillet, Alfonso Negri, Robin Stevenson, and Egle Zebiene • Continuing Medical Education for the World: Spreading to Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East – Lewis A. Miller, Saurabh Jain, Sondra Moylan, and Pablo A. Pulido • REFLECTIONS ON MOVING TOWARD THE FUTURE • The Meaning and Value of Continuing Medical Education – James C. Leist, Joseph S. Green, and Robert E. Kristofco • Continuing Medical Education in an Era of Health-Care Reform: A Dartmouth Perspective – Mary G. Turco, Richard I. Rothstein, and Carl S. DeMatteo • About the Editor and Contributors • Index