Mandated topic
Required in a growing list of states. Watch the fine print — several states impose conditions that generic courses do not meet.
8 free options verified August 22, 2026HHS Office of Minority Health — Think Cultural Health (accredited by Ciné-Med, Inc.)
Federally funded, 9 credits, no cost. The most substantial free cultural competency program available.
Heads up: Site banner says the course is under review for updates, though it remains available for credit. Confirm your board accepts it — Michigan in particular requires pre/post-assessment that this does not provide.
Boston University / PICCK at Boston Medical Center
Massachusetts BORIM states that completing the full course lets you attribute 2.0 credits to the implicit bias requirement — finishing it in one sitting — plus 2.5 general credits.
HHS Office of Minority Health — Think Cultural Health
Directly relevant to Illinois' new maternal health implicit bias hour and New Jersey's perinatal bias requirement.
Mass General Brigham
The most efficient option for Massachusetts: 2 credits that satisfy the one-time implicit bias requirement AND double-count toward the 10-credit risk management requirement.
AMA Ed Hub — National Health Equity Grand Rounds
Useful for Washington's 2-hour health equity requirement.
Stanford Medicine (via StanfordOnline on edX)
Listed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine as an accepted free course for the one-time 2-hour implicit bias requirement. Only 1 hour, so pair it with another.
Heads up: Enroll on the free audit track — edX will upsell a paid 'verified certificate' that you do NOT need for the CME credit. Confirm the active credit window with Stanford CME.
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, The Fenway Institute
The leading free source of accredited LGBTQIA+ health CME and the strongest match for the District of Columbia's 2-hour requirement. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the AMA as equivalent to Category 1. Also includes a free intimate partner violence panel.
Heads up: Credit eligibility is per-activity — confirm the credit statement inside each module.
Massachusetts Medical Society
Free to members and non-members alike — MMS lists every fee tier as $0. Accepted by Massachusetts BORIM.
Jurisdictions that mandate this topic, with the specific hours each one asks for.
| Jurisdiction | Requirement | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Implicit bias | 1 |
| Illinois | Cultural competency | 1 |
| Illinois | Maternal health implicit bias | 1 |
| Maryland | Implicit bias & structural racism | — |
| Massachusetts | Implicit bias | 2 |
| Michigan | Implicit bias | 3 |
| Michigan (Osteopathic) | Implicit bias | 3 |
| Nevada | Cultural competency & DEI | 2 |
| Nevada (Osteopathic) | Cultural competency & DEI | 2 |
| New Jersey | Cultural competence | 6 |
| New Jersey | Perinatal explicit & implicit bias | 1 |
| Oregon | Cultural competency | 2 |
| Washington | Health equity | 2 |
| Washington (Osteopathic) | Health equity | 2 |
Still recommended elsewhere, still broken.
UW–Madison ICEP / Northern Illinois University
1.00 Category 1 credit that met the Illinois implicit bias requirement. An update is pending.