Medical Education Programs

As the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has maintained a commitment to physician education since its beginning in 1962. Through the years that commitment has been extended to include optometrists, ophthalmic technicians and nurses.

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) Department at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute sponsors a variety of post-graduate continuing medical education programs to meet the needs of all ophthalmologists in the region and beyond. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute hosts a number of lectures and seminars, open to ophthalmologists and vision researchers, the University of Miami community and the general public. Upcoming CME events for 2025-26 are listed to the right. If you wish to obtain additional information about any of these events please contact the Continuing Medical Education department at bpeicme@med.miami.edu.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has been at the forefront of innovative approaches to delivering effective CME programs for more than 50 years. Traditional lectures and hands-on workshops are offered for AMA credit.


“World-Class Medical Education.” Images Magazine. Issue 1, Jan. 2019, pp 8-11.