MD/DO · Requirements & free courses
Rhode Island requires 40 hours every 2 years for MD/DO renewal, including 1 topic-specific mandate. Every one of them has a free option below unless we say otherwise.
Each requirement below is paired with activities we opened and verified ourselves.
1 hour, one-time.
Mass General Brigham
Satisfies the Massachusetts one-time dementia requirement; content also maps to Illinois, Rhode Island and Oregon.
American College of Preventive Medicine with CDC
Two courses, 1.5 credits each. CDC states learners can create a free account and take them at no cost.
Heads up: The landing pages label credit as 'CME' rather than spelling out 'AMA PRA Category 1' — confirm the designation inside the activity if your board requires exact wording.
UCSF — Dementia Care Aware
Free CME for all courses. Built for California's Medi-Cal benefit but open to clinicians in any state.
More options on the dementia page.
A one-time 8 hours on substance use disorders, required of every DEA-registered practitioner regardless of state, due at your next registration or renewal. The attestation does not recur — you will not be asked again at future DEA renewals.
PCSS / American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Bundle worth up to 15 credits; 8 are needed for the DEA attestation.
PCSS / Opioid Response Network
14 stand-alone modules, roughly 0.75–1.25 credits each. Take only what you need.
You may already be covered. The requirement is satisfied without new coursework if you are board certified in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry, graduated within the past five years from a qualifying program whose curriculum included the required content, or previously completed DATA-2000 waiver training.
More at MATE Act options.
Boards revise requirements mid-cycle and interpret them differently. Confirm against your own board’s current rules — find yours here — before counting an activity toward renewal.