Is It Wrong to Make a Profit?

The debate has been simmering for years: Should for-profit medical education organizations be eligible for accreditation as long as they comply with the ACCME Essentials & Standards? That's been the rule, but now, academic CME directors have challenged it, declaring that accreditation should be restricted to academic medical institutions, specialty societies, and state medical societies. As reported in the July/August issue, Medical Meetings has obtained a copy of the White Paper