Option 1:
No Exam Option

• A minimum of 60 credit hours from American Academy programs within the last 3 years, including
the Physician Recruitment Intensive Training 5-day
program

• American Academy 5-day programs offer up to 35.75 hours. 2-day programs offer up to 13.75 hours.

• Copies of Certificates of Completion must accompany your certification application.

Option 2: With Exam Option
(May be completed in any order)

• Successfully passing the CMSR exam

•18 months of relevant experience is required to sit for the exam Certification will be awarded after 2 years of employment.

• Completion of the Physician Recruitment Intensive Training 5-day program

• You must attend PRIT immediately preceding the exam

• A copy of your Certificate of Completion must accompany your certification application.

• A minimum of 14 units of professional accomplishment

• All accomplishments must be relevant to medical staff recruitment, and must have taken place within the past three years

• Written proof of accomplishments must accompany your certification application

Qualifying accomplishments include:

• Employment: one unit for each year of full-time employment in medical staff recruitment (up to 12 units) with partial units awarded for part-time employment

• Continuing Education: one unit for each accepted six hours of instruction (no limit)

• Professional Contributions: one unit for each hour taught or each page published (up to 3 units)

• Awards, Certifications and Professional Designations: one unit for each accepted item (up to 3 units)

• American Academy membership: one unit per year (up to 3 units)

• Association membership, one unit per year (up to 2 units)