Maintain Your Certification

APPI certificants whose certification was due for maintenance by April 30 - but did not apply for certification maintenance - may still do so through May 31 with a $150 late fee. Only certificants due to maintain by April 30 can currently access the maintenance application. Certificants due to maintain by Oct. 31 will be able to access the online application in early August.

APPI certification maintenance program is based on:

1. Demonstrating continuing involvement as a licensed physician in clinical research activities, whether at the sponsor or site;
2. Submitting a copy of certificant’s current medical license, and;
3. Continuing medical education in clinical research and therapeutic area education al offerings. CPI maintenance is required every two (2) years from the date of your initial certification date and is based on achieving 24 points, 12 each in the areas listed above. There are multiple ways to attain the points, as outlined in the table below. Should the activity you want to use to demonstrate your continued involvement not be included in the listing, you may request individual approval by the CPI Exam Committee upon written request to certification@acrpnet.org.

1. For AAPP certificants: Once you have reached the initial five (5) year expectation for renewal, you will be subject to the above described maintenance program. There is no retesting requirement for continued CPI certification .
2. For DIA licensed physician certificants: Once you have reached the initial three (3) year expectation for renewal, we will accept the 30 continuing education credits required as part of the DIA certification program. Moving forward, you will need to comply with the APPI maintenance requirements every two (2) years with the 12 points demonstrating continuing involvement and the 12 points in continuing medical education.
3. For ACRP physician certificants: The new certification maintenance requirements will go into effect January 1, 2008. Renewals through 10/31/2007 will continue to submit 24 continuing education credits, 12 of which must be in clinical research topics.

The following table outlines the points needed to fulfill the two arms of the maintenance program. Please note the maximum points allowed for each activity and the documentation needed for verification. These verification documents should be retained in your personal records, if requested for a maintenance audit. You only need to list the information on the summary record that will accompany the maintenance renewal application when you are due to renew.

APPI will attempt to notify all candidates three months prior to the expiration of their current certification. However, certificants are ultimately responsible for maintaining their APPI certification. There is a $209 member rate application fee. If you are not a member you will need to pay the $509 non-member rate which includes membership in both the Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators (APPI) and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). Should you not meet the deadline, you may submit the required documents with a $150 late fee within 30 days of the original deadline. Follow directions on the forms to complete the maintenance renewal process.