Thank you for your mentoring and time as a preceptor to Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences osteopathic medical students.

Read the guidelines below to request credit for precepting Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) osteopathic medical students and complete the form. Preceptor hours are no longer generated from the student evaluations or accepted via email or phone. All requests for credit must be entered below. Submitted hours are compiled quarterly and will be added to your DMU continuing education transcript. A one-month grace period is given to allow time to enter preceptor hours. Hours entered after this grace period may be forfeited. DMU processes the hours four times a year (January, April, July, and October). Once processed, you will receive a separate email with instructions on accessing your documentation.

Read the frequently asked questions for more information or contact DMU CME at cme@dmu.edu or 515-271-1596. 

• DO - The current AOA reporting cycle is from January 2022 to December 2024. Hours submitted before January 2022 will not be accepted. The submitted hours are reported to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) on the physician's behalf quarterly (January, April, July, and October). The hours are eligible for Category 1-B credits, which can be utilized for licensing purposes. A maximum of 60 AOA Category 1-B credits for precepting may be applied to the 120-hour, 3-year requirement.
  
  AOA board-certified physicians must earn 50 specialty CME credits in each primary specialty every three-year cycle. These credits may be earned in Category 1 or Category 2 and will meet part of the minimum CME requirements for AOA board certification. When DMU submits the osteopathic physician's preceptor hours to the AOA, the AOA will assign specialty credits as appropriate. The physician does not need to provide additional documentation. Please visit the AOA CME Specialty Credits website for additional information regarding specialty credits.
  
  Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this program for AOA Category 1-B credits for a maximum of 40 hours per week and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the physician’s participation in this activity.
   
• MD—DMU is an AOA residency, and teaching residents, medical students, or other health professionals meet the requirements for AMA PRA Category 2 Credit™. The physician self-reports the hours, which should include the activity title or description, subject or content area, participation date(s), and the number of credits claimed. 

* Unfortunately, credit is NOT available to physicians for precepting physician assistant students, podiatry students, or physical therapy students.

Guidelines

• The form must be submitted separately for each preceptor who spent time with a student. Multiple preceptors on a single form will NOT be accepted. 
• For credit calculation purposes, a week is defined as 40 hours of precepting. Credit for precepting is awarded per hour, not to exceed 40 hours per week. For example, if a DMU student was with you for two weeks, you may claim 80 credit hours for the rotation during a single rotation.
• If the student spent time with more than one physician during a single rotation, the physicians cannot each claim hours commensurate with the full length of the rotation. For example, if a DMU student had a 1-week rotation in your practice and spent time with two preceptors, both physicians cannot claim 40 hours. 
• If a preceptor has multiple students at the same time, credits are not multiplied by the number of students. For example, if a preceptor has two students for a 4-week rotation, only 160 hours can be claimed.