Who can complete the Online Journal CME on this site?

To earn credits, the learner must have an active individual subscription to the journal for the issue in which the Online Journal CME course is offered, and the CME activity itself must not be expired.

Institutional subscriptions are not valid for Journal CME on CTSNet.

How can one earn CME credit?

CME credit is granted on a per-activity basis (maximum 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM). To earn credit, the learner must be a subscriber of the journal, answer all the questions for a particular article, and get 100% of the questions correct.

What documentation is provided to prove completion of the CME activity?

Once the learner has completed an activity and specified how much credit he/she is claiming, a “My CME” summary page will be updated to reflect the credit earned along with a link to a printable version of the official certificate for that activity.

How does one know that the answers for the CME quiz are correct?

Once the learner has completed a specific CME course, the test score is displayed, along with the correct answers highlighted. A link to the preferred answer in the context of the reading material is also provided in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery activities.

What percentage of questions must be answered correctly to earn credit?

The learner must correctly answer 100% of the questions. The learner is given the opportunity to re-answer incorrectly answered questions until he/she achieves a score of 100%.

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Web Browser Requirements

As Web browser technology develops, new capabilities become available that can improve the appearance of online articles as well as offer new features to facilitate your research activities.

Browsers CTSNET Online CME supports:

	MACINTOSH	WINDOWS	OTHER
Netscape	version 6.1 and above
Opera	current production version
Safari	current production version
Firefox	current version
Mozilla	current production version
Explorer	Mac version discontinued by Microsoft June '03	version 5.5 and above
Lynx	current production version