That biennial season has arrived. Licenses from both states are about to expire. Since retirement, I've paid no serious attention to CME other than renewal at the next cycle to keep the option of locums open. It is no longer open. My Board Certification and DEA similarly expire in the coming calendar year, with no interest whatever in maintaining either.
But license renewal remains an option. Pennsylvania can be something of a nuisance, 100 hours of cme, 40 category 1, twelve hours risk management, two hours opiate, two hours child protection. They offer a retired physician license for $360 with just the opiate and child protection modules. Since the Commonwealth extended the deadline, I could do that but it doesn't seem like money well spent.
Delaware seems more user friendly, a straight 40 hours Category 1 and a child protection module. That I can do. Fee $425 but it keeps me part of the local team, so I need to consider this.
So far I've paced myself, about 1h online CME a day, all endocrinology or related. I sort of enjoy doing some of this. It adds structure to my day. I do not cut corners. I now know the hot themes: CGM for type 1 DM, SGL2 inhibitors for heart and kidney protection, long term data on bariatric surgery. And there's always Covid-19. Never a shortage of things to engage me. But for sure, some of this is more difficult for me to learn now than it would have been were I still seeing patients and doing consultations. Yet I don't regret stopping.
