The credits matter. What you take back to practice matters more.
See how we deliver on the promise of CME simplified. From passing challenging board exams to mastering new clinical techniques on the morning commute, discover how healthcare providers use Oakstone’s unbiased, multi-format education to stay at the forefront of medicine. You make time for CME because staying current matters—to your practice, your professional growth, and the patients who count on you. That time should deliver more than a certificate. It should deliver knowledge relevant to your specialty, insight you can put to work, and learning that fits your life.
For over 50 years, Oakstone has focused on making continuing medical education practical and accessible. Our video, audio, and text formats let you choose how and when to learn, whether you’re preparing for your boards or exploring advances in clinical care.
The experiences below bring that purpose to life: board preparation that fits into a demanding schedule, a lecture that changes a clinical conversation, or an article that prompts a closer look. Hear what physicians value about Oakstone—and why some have made us part of their learning for decades—in their own words.
What Medical Professionals Say About Oakstone CME
ACP MKSAP® Audio Companion
“The ACP MKSAP Audio Companion laid the entire groundwork for my studying and to supplement my reading and questions, the Audio Companion allowed me to learn and reinforce while balancing my many chaotic goals.”
Kaitlyn McSurdy, MD | Cardiology Fellow
ACP MKSAP® Audio Companion
“The ACP MKSAP Audio Companion fits right into my day. I’ll spend 30 minutes on a topic every other day, syncing it with my MKSAP modules to refresh what I already know. It’s incredibly convenient: I can catch up on my favorite topics while working out, commuting, or waiting at the airport. The content is organized by subject—cardiology, nephrology, and more—with monthly MCQs that keep it engaging. It’s been a great way to brush up on clinical knowledge, even for a patient I saw earlier that day, all while I’m at my kids’ soccer or tennis practice. I’m earning CME on the go.”
Kshitij Shah, MD | Cardiology Hospitalist
Comprehensive Review of Pain Medicine
“This activity reinforced the importance of using evidence-based treatments for opioid use disorder, especially the critical role of medication like buprenorphine. I plan to be more proactive in recommending and supporting these treatments, while also incorporating counseling and peer support. I’ll be cautious about relying on detoxification alone and ensure patients have access to comprehensive care to reduce the risk of relapse and overdose.”
Hamoudi Farraji, DO | Internist
National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium
“Given this content I will now place greater emphasis on gray-scale ultrasound findings when evaluating for ovarian torsion and will avoid excluding the diagnosis based solely on the presence of Doppler flow.”
Dmitriy Schwarzburg, MD | Radiology
Comprehensive Review of Neurology
“Excellent information! After this session, I will read MRI and related scans much more well-informed about the underlying pathology of dementia and contextualize the imaging findings therein.”
Anthony Masaryk, MD | Radiology
Practical Reviews in Family Medicine
“Excellent information! Based on this study on antibiotic duration for bloodstream infections, I may now consider decreasing the number of days patients are on antibiotics if culture results do not show staph for those recently discharged from hospital and if they are much improved after 7–10 days.”
Crystal Jencks, MD | Family Medicine
Impactful Internal Medicine Review
“I have used Oakstone’s internal medicine content for the last five years. As a hospitalist, the lectures have changed how I think on the wards more than any other CME I have taken.
After Dr. Ann Woolley’s lecture, which discussed the POET trial showing that patients with stable left-sided endocarditis can be safely transitioned from IV to oral antibiotics, I am now having these conversations with my infectious disease colleagues earlier during the hospital course. The result: the patient goes home days sooner instead of sitting in a hospital bed waiting for a long IV course to finish, or complicated home IV antibiotic arrangements. That is a real quality-of-life difference for my patients.
In addition, Dr. Anju Nohria’s lecture made the case that SGLT2 inhibitors should be included in the HFpEF treatment algorithm regardless of diabetes status, based on the EMPEROR-Preserved and DELIVER trials. I now start dapagliflozin or empagliflozin before my HFpEF patients leave the hospital. This has had a significant impact by reducing readmission rates.”
Kashif Piracha, MD | Hospitalist
Practical Reviews in Psychiatry
“Practical Reviews in Psychiatry is an outstanding educational resource for busy clinicians with limited time to keep up with current medical literature.
I find the chosen article summaries of the physician panel to be consistently comprehensive, succinct, and informative.
The number of journals analyzed by the panel provides a broad overview of a variety of topics that greatly strengthen the overall educational experience.
I have subscribed to Practical Reviews in Psychiatry for over 30 years, and continue to find this an excellent way to update my knowledge on a variety of psychiatric subjects.
Finally, getting CME credits outlined clearly in an organized report makes it very helpful for required medical license credentialing.
What a wonderful program!”
Alexander de Nesnera, MD | Psychiatrist
CMEssentials+ Delivers
“What sets Oakstone apart from other CMEs I have used is the depth and the integration. Other resources give me bite-sized updates. The Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, for example, gives me a structured, faculty-led review across every subspecialty I touch as a hospitalist, be it cardiology, infectious disease, critical care, endocrine, etc., at a level that keeps my training sharp. The lectures are case-driven, the trials are current, and the take-home pearls at the end of each section are actually usable on Monday morning.
I keep the platform open at work. When I see a patient who does not fit a clean script, I know which lecture to pull up. For five years, that has made me a better hospitalist. I plan to keep my subscription for five more.”
Kashif Piracha, MD | Hospitalist
Life-Changing Diagnostic Insight
“I am a general surgeon. I have been receiving Oakstone updates and CME for 23 years.
I had high blood pressure for 35 years and saw five hypertension specialists. None of them ever pursued testing for hyperaldosteronism or even suggested it as a possibility. I was on five high blood pressure medications.
So after reading the article and thinking I had little to lose, I asked my hypertension specialist to screen me for hyperaldosteronism. The first screening test was positive, showing an elevated aldosterone-to-renin ratio.
On Tuesday, I had the vein sampling. On Thursday, the results confirmed a left-sided lesion. Since I had already told them I was ready to proceed if the results were positive, I had a left adrenalectomy on Friday.
Within one month, I was off all blood pressure medications.
Your article encouraged me to look more deeply into the possibility that there was another cause for my high blood pressure. I am now a year and a half post-surgery, with normal blood pressure and no medications.
It is difficult to express my profound gratitude to you, but please know that the information you provided dramatically improved my life. Thank you very much.”
William Faulkenberry, MD | General Surgeon
Practical Reviews in Orthodontics
“I’ve had a great experience with Oakstone. Great summaries of relevant research and easy to work through on your own time.”
Clayton Browne, DMD, MBA | Orthodontist
Incredible Content, Easy Access
“I have been using CMEinfo Insider (now CMEssentials+) for at least 4 years as a paid subscriber and wholeheartedly recommend it to my colleagues. I feel it is the best CME value for the money as it essentially provides unlimited CME across a multitude of specialties for the duration of the subscription. The lectures are often taken from conferences that to attend would cost more than my subscription.
I am boarded in both internal medicine and pathology and I find that I can sample educational updates and CME in these specialties as well as areas that are less familiar to me, such as surgery pediatrics,and radiology. I especially enjoy the audio-\video format and the ability to re-review material. I often need noise to concentrate and listening to a podcast allows me to learn while simultaneously looking at slides.”
Deborah Josefson, MD, ABIM, ABPath | Pathologist