UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
Office of Continuing Professional Education
Mailing Address:
Continuing Professional Education
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
MDC 60
Tampa, FL 33612-4799
Contact:
Phone:
(800) 852-5362
(813) 974-4296
Fax:
(813) 974-3217
The Office of Continuing Professional Education is
the organizational unit designated to provide administrative oversight
and program coordination for continuing education for the University of
South Florida Health Sciences Center. Recognizing that developing a commitment
to lifelong learning is an integral component of the mission of the Colleges
of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, the Office of Continuing Professional
Education is committed to sponsoring quality continuing education activities
to meet the needs of faculty, alumni, and healthcare professionals practicing
throughout the state, nationally, and internationally.
The primary goal of the Office of Continuing Professional
Education is to provide healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses,
physical therapists, social workers, psychologists, mental health workers,
and pharmacists) with high quality, affordable educational experiences
that respond to their professional needs/interests and assist in maintaining
and enhancing the knowledge, clinical skills, and practice behaviors required
for excellence in patient care.
The Office of Continuing Professional Education strives
to achieve the above goal by collaborating with the faculty in the Colleges
of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, affiliate hospitals, and non-accredited
organizations with whom our faculty have a significant role to develop
grand rounds, conferences and symposia, visiting professor programs, web-based
CE, and technology-mediated courses which facilitate the pursuit of life-long
learning and promote excellence in patient care. Specific services include:
Instructional Design & Program Planning
Needs assessment
Course objectives
Instructional style and educational methodology
Evaluation strategies
Commercial support contracts
Preparation of applications for CE credit
CME documentation and tracking
Conference Management Services
Site arrangements (hotel, catering and audiovisual
contracts)
