This article has been peer reviewed and approved by Michael Fisher, MID, Pr
ofessor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Review date: Octo
ber 2001.
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tial Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
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r a maximum of 1.0 hour in category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Rec
ognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that
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ials.