Proof of Learning Accreditation criteria for CME providers have shifted to emphasize

not just what programs teach but what learners learn, how theychange as a result—and how patient care is affected.

BY HUNTER R. SLATON

Educational theoryhas come a longwaysince the days when adult learning consisted primarilyof listening to an expert deliver a one-waylecture, with perhaps a small amount ofQ&Aat the end. And continuing medical edu- cation(CME) has evolved right alongside it.