ACCME PARS Setup

Physician CME providers can report completions to ACCME's PARS automatically. Here's the one-time configuration.

If you accredit CME through ACCME, the PARS connection pulls your activity data down when you build a course and submits completions back when learners finish — the same shape as the ACPE connection, with PARS's own fields.

PARS connections use credentials issued by ACCME, and we activate the interface on your account. Get in touch and we'll set it up with you.

Configuring the connection

Go to Organization Settings → Accreditations and add an accreditation of type PARS.

Field	What it is
PARS Organization Name	Your organization's name as registered with PARS
PARS Organization Domain	Your organization's domain as registered with PARS
Environment	Production or Test
PARS Provider ID	Your PARS provider ID
PARS Username / Password	The account used to reach the PARS web service
Date of Birth Field	The registration question where learners give their birthday, in MMDD format
State Selection Field	The registration question for their state of practice
License Field	The registration question for their state license number
Configure Boards	The licenses and professions you submit for

The three field selections point at questions on your registration forms, so add those questions to the registration types your CME learners use before you finish the configuration. The date of birth field is worth setting up carefully — PARS expects MMDD, not a full date.

One connection, several boards

Configure Boards is where you list the licenses and professions you report. A single course can then serve several of them, with each learner reported under the board that matches their license.

Next

• Activities & Credits — pulling an activity from PARS and what learners are asked to agree to