Educational Philosophy

To ensure maximum value, efficiency, and outcomes, NCME subscribes to the following educational philosophy:

• Educational messages should be delivered in the learner’s medium of choice rather than trying to force the learner into a particular medium
• For retention and impact, educational messages should be delivered where the physician renders service
• To achieve permanent behavioral change, educational messages should be reinforced
• The learning experience should be presented in a format that reflects practice habits (eg, case studies)
• The educational messages should be short and simple
• Programs should not try to reinvent the wheel; rather, they should take advantage of existing forums where appropriate
• Enduring materials that are derived from a live event should be planned before the live event is developed, maximizing cost-effectiveness, attention to detail, and educational impact of the enduring materials

In general, NCME programs focus on continuous, patient-centered care. For example, programs developed under the Cardiovascular Disease Continuum™ discuss patient management throughout the continuum of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including major risk factors and CVD comorbidities—from hypertension to end-stage heart disease.