Medical Education Platforms with 800 Free Certificates & CME Credit

Some of the free certificates I’ve earned

Numerous healthcare organizations offer continuous medical education (CME), including online courses and webinars, on a wide variety of medical topics.

Often, these courses include free certificates of completion, like the ones above, as well as continuous medical education credit (CME credit) for healthcare professionals.

In a previous article, I (Manoel) compiled CME platforms from top universities, including most Ivy League schools. But the online CME offering is vast and goes beyond academia.

So in this Class Central article, I’ve compiled CME platforms from renowned medical institutions, including:

Clinics, such as the Cleveland Clinic
Medical Centers, such as the MD Anderson
Specialized Organizations, such as the NACE.

I’ve tested the platforms one by one, collected a few certificates along the way, which I’ve included below. Combined, these platforms offer 800 CME resources, many of them free.

The medical field is steadily evolving, with new discoveries and improved treatments constantly being approved. Many courses have closing dates, after which certificates and CMEs are not awarded even if the course materials are still available. We recommend checking the dates before starting a course.

If you know more similar platforms, please share them in the comments. We’ll continue to update this list.

(Written by Manoel with latest updates by Pat.)

CME Platforms

Medscape

Medscape is a specialized online platform that offers a very large number of short text-based CME activities. I’ve counted over 500 free activities, most of them taking less than 1 hour to complete.

Here are some of the free CME resources offered by Medscape:

You can find Medscape’s entire CME catalog here.

MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson medical center, which specializes in cancer, organizes live events and offers 17 on-demand CME online courses and webinars on the various facets of cancer research and treatment.

Here are some of the free CME resources offered by MD Anderson:

You can find MD Anderson’s entire CME catalog here.

Cleveland Clinic

The Cleveland Clinic offers more than 150 CME resources, including 30 text-based mini-courses, over 100 webcasts, and around 20 journal-based activities on a wide variety of medical topics.

Here are some of the free CME resources offered by the Cleveland Clinic:

You can find the Cleveland Clinic’s entire CME catalog here.

National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

The National Association for Continuing Education (NACE) offers nearly 100 CME resources, ranging from podcasts to webcasts and live events.

Here are some of the free CME resources offered by NACE:

You can find NACE’s entire CME catalog here.

Med-IQ

Med-IQ is an online platform that specializes in medical online courses, with an emphasis on clinical education and risk management education. Currently, Med-IQ’s catalog has nearly 20 CME resources.

Here are some of the free CME resources offered by Med-IQ:

You can find Med-IQ’s entire CME catalog here.