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CPD unit requirements, qualifying activities, and how to submit your renewal.
Table 1. Programs and activities qualified for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit units.
| Program / Activity | Credit Units |
|---|---|
| A. Participation in PSM-Organized Events | |
| A.1. Attendance in annual convention | 12/convention |
| A.2.1. Attendance in cluster symposia | 8/symposium |
| A.2.2. Attendance in webinar-symposium/colloquium | 1–2/symposium or colloquium |
| A.3. Attendance in Regional Chapter (RC) annual meeting | 8/meeting |
| A.4. Attendance in RC workshops | 8/workshop |
| A.5. As trainor in workshops | 8/training |
| A.6. As author or co-author and presentor in oral paper presentation | +4 senior author +3 paper presentor +2 co-author |
| A.7. As author or co-author and presentor in poster paper presentation | +3 senior author +2 poster presentor +1 co-author |
| A.8. As resource speaker | +4/topic |
| A.9. As panelist/reactor/discussant | +2/topic |
| A.10. As facilitator/moderator | +1/session |
| B. Participation in Non-PSM-Organized Events (National and International) | |
| B.1. Attendance in conventions of other scientific microbiology organizations with 100% microbiology topics (e.g., Mycological Society of the Philippines/MSP, Philippine Society of Lactic Acid Bacteria/PSLAB) | 4/convention |
| B.2.1. Attendance in seminars sponsored by organizations mentioned in B.1 | 2/seminar |
| B.2.2. Attendance in webinar-symposium/colloquium by organizations mentioned in B.1 | 1–2/symposium or colloquium |
| B.2.3. Attendance in conference/convention webinars of other scientific organizations with 100% microbiology topics | 3–5/conference or convention |
| B.3. Attendance in conventions of microbiology-related scientific organizations with topics not 100% microbiology (e.g., PAMET, PAFT, Inc.) | 2/convention |
| B.4. Attendance in seminars sponsored by organizations mentioned in B.3 | 1/seminar |
| B.5. As trainor in workshops | 8/training |
| B.6. As author or co-author and presentor in oral paper presentation | +4 senior author +3 paper presentor +2 co-author |
| B.7. As author or co-author and presentor in poster paper presentation | +3 senior author +2 poster presentor +1 co-author |
| B.8. As resource speaker | +4/topic |
| B.9. As panelist/reactor/discussant | +2/topic |
| B.10. As facilitator/moderator | +1/session |
| C. Post-Graduate / Specialty Training | |
| C.1. Master's degree (only for RMicro) | 1/academic unit +20 upon completion of degree |
| C.2. Doctoral degree (only for SMicro) | 2/academic unit +30 upon completion of degree |
| C.3. Fellowship/specialty training (indicate the activity related to microbiology training attended) | 6 for 1 month or less +8/month in excess of one month |
| Capacity building for tertiary education in selected microbiology courses for members of microbiology consortia, sponsored by CHED and implemented by the Microbiology Division, IBS, CAS, UPLB (5-day training for one microbiology course) | 12 |
