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Rethinking Certification at Medical Meetings

PCMA Convene

By 2014, the number of attendees taking MOC assessments doubled. Larsson said that in 2014, medical knowledge increased 34 percent between the pre- and post-tests for MOC sessions. Each year,” she said, “we’re able to show a significant improvement of medical knowledge from people that take those MOC courses.”.

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5 Midsize Cities Using Their Local Knowledge Economies to Bring In Meetings

PCMA Convene

“It’s true of Omaha, but also the rest of the Midwest, that we tend to get really heads-down and focused on our work, so we’re not as PR- or marketing-driven as some of the other areas around the country,” said Caleb Ulffers, who joined SPN as a speaker manager in 2013. About 400 attendees showed up. “[The ambassador to Germany.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

Whether they are speakers, vendors, partners, or staff, we all have the common goal of inspiring attendees to take away ideas and connections that enable them to become more engaged, be more productive, and grow professionally. My favorite part of my job is being on site at our Annual Meeting. I love you, Shocklogic!

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

For decades, membership in PCMA had been a closed circle, limited to medical-meeting professionals. Outside of medical meetings, “those [organizations] that were going to have a meeting, instead of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland [putting on a show], it was the new secretary in the department.

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