Abstract Introduction: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are key drivers of health outcomes and inequities. Despite their importance, integration of SDOH into continuing medical education (CME) remains variable. This study evaluates the impact of targeted CME interventions on clinician awareness and engagement with SDOH within a large healthcare system. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental pre–post study was conducted at St. Luke’s University Health Network. Survey data from CME participants were collected in 2023 (pre-intervention) and 2025 (post-intervention) to assess familiarity with SDOH and perceived helpfulness of related education. Interventions included dissemination of baseline survey results to CME planners and incorporation of an SDOH-focused question into CME activity applications. CME activity content from 2022 and 2024 was analyzed to assess changes in SDOH-related programming. Results: Overall, the familiarity with priority SDOH increased from 42.8% in 2023 to 48.8% in 2025. Perceived helpfulness of CME addressing key SDOH domains improved from 39.1% in 2023 to 67.1% for access to care, 60.9% for mental/behavioral health, and 61.4% for chronic disease prevention in 2025. The proportion of CME activities addressing public and community health increased from 4.4% (44/1031) in 2022 to 23.7% (293/1238) in 2024, representing a nearly sevenfold increase. Conclusions: Targeted CME interventions, including feedback dissemination and integration of SDOH prompts into planning processes were associated with substantial improvements in SDOH-focused educational content and its perceived value. These findings highlight a scalable, cost-effective strategy for aligning CME programming with population health priorities and advancing health equity.These findings highlight a scalable, cost-effective strategy for aligning CME programming with population health priorities and advancing health equity. The following core competencies are addressed in this article: Professionalism, Practice-based learning and improvement, and Systems-based practice.
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