SACME History
A Brief History of SACME
1976
SACME established on April 2 as the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education (SMCDCME)
1981
First issue of Möbius published (Lucy Ann Geiselman, Editor)
Research Committee formed (Harold Paul, Chair)
1982
First survey of Society members (Richard L. Moore)
First call for research papers (Nancy Bennett)
1984
Support of the Research and Development Resource Base in CME by the Society (Dave Davis)
RICME I, Research in Continuing Medical Education (David Gullion, Lucy Ann Geiselman, Chairs)
Training of Society interviewers for "The Change Study"
1985
Change Study interviews total 200
1986-1988
Search for a Society logo
1986
RICME II (Dave Davis, Chair)
1987
First issue of INTERCOM published in January (Harold Paul, Dene Murray, Editors)
Joint plenary session CME/SMCDCME: highlights of the Change Study
1988
RICME III (John Parboosingh, Jocelyn Lockyer, Chairs)
First Congress on CME (Phil R. Manning, Chair)
First honorary member of the Society (Cyril Houle)
Title change from Mobius to JCEHP
With v. 8 (1) Möbius becomes The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
Development of first membership brochure (Harold Paul, Dene Murray, and others)
1989
Change study published (Robert Fox, Paul Mazmanian, R.Wayne Putnam, Editors)
Changing and Learning in the Lives of Physicians
Strategic plan for the Society (George Smith)
Membership in the Council of Academic Societies (James Leist, Dale Dauphinee)
1990
First meeting of the "Armadillo Society" (Past Presidents)
This group [of Past Presidents] first convened in San Antonio on the morning following an evening's socializing at a nearby ranch where armadillos and armadillo racing entertained guests. One of the Past-Presidents suggested the group be called the "Armadillo Society," out of regard for the relative sluggishness and unimportance of its members. The aptness of that name found immediate approval and the group has enjoyed continued existence. Although having no formal status, no authority, and no documented evidence of effectiveness, the anecdotal self-testimony to its diffuse benefit continues to cheer the aging members. -- from Caplan 1996, p. 9
RICME IV (Nancy Bennett, Chair)
1991
Tri-Group leadership formalized (ACME, AHME, SMCDCME)
Foundation for research established (James Leist)
First Distinguished Service Award (Malcolm Watts)
1992
JCEHP reorganized (James Leist)
Third Congress on CME (George Smith, Chair)
SMCDCME incorporated (George Smith and Robert Kristofco)
New JCEHP editor appointed (William Felch)
Society home established at AAMC (Brownell Anderson)
Position paper presented: The Role of Continuing Medical Education in Academic Health Centers (William Easterling)
1993
Distinguished Service Award (Phil Manning)
Research Award (Dave Davis)
CME Glossary (Joe D'Angelo)
First Society brochure competition (Susan Duncan)
New member orientation established at Spring Meeting (Deborah Holmes)
1994
Distinguished Service Award (Julian S. Reinschmidt)
Research Award (Robert Fox)
Research Endowment Council established (Brian O'Toole)
Task force white paper, The connection between continuing medical education and health care reform (George Smith, Gloria Allington)
1995
Request from AAMC for statement on CME
Reorganization of AAMC's Group on Educational Affairs (GEA), continuing education one of four sections
Pew-Glaxo Working Group on the Future of Academic CME Research Award established (Jocelyn Lockyer, Recipient)
Distinguished Service Award (Martin Shickman)
Report of Society working group on ACCME essentials and standards, Future directions for medical college continuing medical education (Arnie Bigbee, Chair)
Request from ACCME for SACME accreditation surveyors
1996
Four Society task forces and focus groups address the task force report
Society invited to participate in restructuring of the ACCME
1997
SMCDCME listserv established by Bob Bollinger
1998
July 20, SMCDCME re-named the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME)
1999
SACME Web site created by Bob Bollinger
