It's simple: leadership, expertise and experience. That's the prn difference.

Leadership

For more than 30 years, Dr. Green has provided consistent leadership and quality service to the CME community. He chaired the Alliance for CME (ACME) Annual Meeting and served on the groups board of directors for 10 years, two years of which were as president. In addition, he was elected to a two-year term as the medical school representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Educational Affairs.

While at Duke University, Dr. Green helped create the first CME Leadership Conference to train the next generation of CME leaders. This conference grew out of Dr. Green's experience at Duke and Sharp HealthCare where he initiated Physician Executive Leadership programs in collaboration with health care organizations and top business schools across the country.

Dr. Green developed the inaugural workshop on understanding the ACCME accreditation process. For more than two decades, Dr. Green has worked within the CME community to help individuals and organizations better understand the CME process. Having received countless awards, Dr. Green is nationally recognized as one of the most well-respected leaders in CME today. In his three decades of service in CME, Dr. Green has served in multiple leadership positions within CME organizations, including:

• Associate Dean of CME - Duke University School of Medicine
• Clinical Associate Professor - Duke University School of Medicine and the University of Southern California School of Medicine
• Interim CME Educational Director - UCSF School of Medicine
• Vice President of Educational Affairs and Director of CME - Sharp HealthCare
• Deputy Director, Development and Demonstration Center for Continuing Education of Health Professionals - University of Southern California School of Medicine
• Senior Staff Associate - Association of American Medical Colleges
• Co-Director, Regional Medical Education Centers - Veterans Administration

Expertise

Dr. Green earned a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Adult Learning from the University of Illinois. In the years since, he has edited and authored two books on the continuing education of health professionals and numerous journal articles and book chapters about linking CME to quality of care and physician performance, accreditation, strategic leadership and the educational process.

An expert lecturer and guest speaker, Dr. Green has delivered hundreds of talks to his colleagues and physician groups on adult learning principles, needs assessment, instructional design, evaluation and strategic educational leadership.

Dr. Green also served for nearly seven years (1981 - 1988) on the ACCME Review Committee and External Monitoring Committee, conducting multiple site visits as a surveyor. He directed a project sponsored by the AAMC and VA Health System that culminated in the book, Continuing Education of Health Professionals for which he was both a co-editor and co-author. This book became the foundation for the initial ACCME accreditation process.

Experience 

The breadth and depth of Dr. Green's professional experience is unsurpassed. He has held permanent positions in multiple different types of CME organizations, including:

• Communication and Education Companies
• Medical Schools and Academic Health Centers
• Private and Governmental Hospitals and Health Systems
• Professional Organizations
• Universities

Additionally, since 1985 Dr. Green has consulted with over 300 organizations involved in all aspects of CE for health professionals. His clients are comprised of CE providers, which include:

• Communication and Education Companies
• Hospitals and Health Systems
• Medical Schools and Academic Health Centers
• Pharmaceutical and Medial Manufacturing Companies
• Specialty Societies and Voluntary Health Organizations
• Pharmaceutical Companies