Essentials of CPD - Module 4: Develop A Practice Gap and Educational Need: Tips for Course Directors

This “Essentials of Continuous Professional Development” activity provides a variety of important educational content and resources for course directors, faculty, and staff to help build continuous professional development programs. This activity includes topics such as copyright, protected health information, developing an educational need or gap statement, building good assessments, and more.

TitleCreditUAN Number
Module 4: Develop A Practice Gap and Educational Need: Tips for Course Directors0.25JA0000238-0000-21-073-H04-P

Target Audience

This activity is designed for allied health, healthcare executives, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physicians, and physician assistants involved in the planning of continuous professional development activities.

Learning Objectives

Upon conclusion of this module, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss considerations to effectively develop a practice gap and educational need.
  • Review course director resources for practice gap and educational need development.


Utilization of this Mayo Clinic online (enduring materials) course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be in this course.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ABS
  • 0.25 ACHE
  • 0.25 ACPE
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.25 ANCC
  • 0.25 AOA Category 2-A
  • 0.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/06/2021
Course expires: 
08/16/2026
Part of: 
Essentials of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) - Online
Daniel Cabrera, M.D.
Associate Dean for Continuous Professional Development,
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine,
College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN
Garrett E. Schramm, PharmD, FCCP
Director of Pharmacy Education
Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statements: 

AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABS
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

ACHE
By attending the Essentials of Continuous Professional Development offered by Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science participants may earn up to 0.25 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

ACPE
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.25 ACPE Knowledge-based contact hours. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ACPE UAN #: JA0000238-0000-21-073-H04-P

ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA
The American Osteopathic Association designates this program for a maximum of 0.25 AOA Category 2-A credits.

Other Healthcare Professionals
A certificate of attendance will be provided to other healthcare professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ABS
  • 0.25 ACHE
  • 0.25 ACPE
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.25 ANCC
  • 0.25 AOA Category 2-A
  • 0.25 Attendance
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