April 2018
From the President
Greetings, Colleagues, and Happy Spring!
With two months remaining in my term as president, I want to thank you for the opportunity to work closely with exceptionally talented and dedicated staff and volunteers in the service of quality health career programs.
Going forward, all of us in the accreditation world are likely to face new challenges, and responsiveness to a changing world will be more important than ever.
As you will likely recall, a few months ago I alerted you to the expectation that we all need to be prepared for greater public accountability and more stringent reporting requirements for program outcomes. Recent correspondence from CHEA reinforced that expectation, and it appears that stronger transparency-related requirements must be met by CAAHEP-accredited programs on an accelerated timeline. Two CHEA Standards in particular appear to require our timely attention, 12B1 and 12B5.
CHEA Standard 12B1 – calls for the accreditor to have accreditation standards or policies that require institutions or programs routinely to provide reliable information to the public on their performance, including student achievement, as determined by the institution or program. While many programs have publicly posted data on performance, including student achievement, some have not.
CHEA Standard 12B5 – calls for the accreditor to inform the public of the bases and reasons for its final accreditation decisions. In order to disclose the bases for all accreditation decisions, CAAHEP will need to modify its confidentiality policy.
With a strong CAAHEP structure that promotes both program quality and continuous improvement, and with the talented and dedicated staff and volunteers that constitute CAAHEP, I believe we are well positioned to work collaboratively to meet whatever challenges lie ahead. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you for our annual meeting in Louisville next weekend.
Carolyn O'Daniel, EdD, RRT
President
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CAAHEP Board Selects New Public Member
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At its March 2018 meeting, the CAAHEP Board of Directors selected Glenda T. Carter, PhD, as a new Public Member Commissioner to serve on the 2018-2019 Board. Dr. Carter is the Executive Vice President, Accreditation Liaison and Professor of Education of Wiley College in Marshall Texas. She replaces outgoing Public Member, Pauletta Brown Bracy, PhD, MLS, who has served as a Public Member Commissioner and member of the CAAHEP Board for the last six years.
We welcome Dr. Carter to CAAHEP and thank Dr. Brown Bracy for her dedication to and support of CAAHEP accreditation. Dr. Carter begins her CAAHEP position on July 1, 2018.
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Webinar for Program Directors
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CAAHEP is
pleased to present the webinar:
A Consideration of Program Director Leadership in Nationally Accredited Programs
Thursday, May 10, 2018, from 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time
The session will be presented by: Gordon Kokx, PhD, NRT, Assistant Director of Accreditation Services for the Committee on Accreditation of Education Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
The goals of this webinar:
1. Discuss relevant leadership theories
2. Explore the context of Program Director leadership
3. Identify key components of effective leadership
4. Reflect on your own leadership
5. Contemplate how you might influence your leaders, followers, and profession
This webinar is available to all program directors of CAAHEP accredited programs. It is brought to you free of charge by CAAHEP.
Please register for the session to
secure your seat. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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2018 Annual Meeting Registration Open
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This coming weekend is the 2018 CAAHEP Annual Meeting, April 15-16, at the Hyatt Regency - Louisville, where the Commission will meet to vote on two new professions, three new committees on accreditation, and a slate of Commissioners to serve on the 2018-2019 Board of Directors. Watch for updates on activities on the CAAHEP website and through social media outlets.
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April is Interprofessional Health Care Month
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April is National Interprofessional Healthcare Month, bringing attention to the fact that quality health care is provided collaboratively by professionals of multiple disciplines. As CAAHEP accredits education programs in 30 health disciplines, we recognize the importance of interprofessional healthcare.
At its March meeting, the CAAHEP Board voted to join the Health Professions Accreditation Collaborative (HPAC) and the development of a guidance document as a summation of interprofessional education learning activities.
The
Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative
was established in December 2014 to formalize interactions among accrediting bodies, beginning with interprofessional education (IPE), and to serve as a platform for proactive problem solving and sharing among accreditors. HPAC members define “program” within the context of this guidance document as the summation of all IPE learning activities required of students to complete their respective degrees. The HPAC wants to be clear that the IPE program is not a new degree program – it is an intentionally designed and sequenced series of educational activities, grounded in objectives and supported by appropriate resources, intended to produce collaborative practice-ready graduates.
HPAC partnered with the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education to advance this work.
All members of HPAC are also members of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors
Please watch for updates on HPAC activities in coming issues of the CAAHEP newsletter.
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Each profession in the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) system has a Committee on Accreditation (CoA) that consists of experts in the profession that are responsible for reviewing programs and making appropriate recommendations for accreditation to CAAHEP. CAAHEP reviews recommendations received from its CoAs in each profession, assures due process was followed, and takes final action on an accreditation status.
CAAHEP took the following actions at its March 16, 2018 meeting. Actions are identified by profession, action taken, and date of the next comprehensive evaluation. In some cases, the concentration and/or degree are also specified. Where available, a link to the program's website is provided.
The following program was found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and was granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2018. This action requires no progress report and was approved on the consent agenda.
Medical Assisting
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2023. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda.
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Cardiovascular Technology
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic
Neurodiagnostic Technology
Specialist Blood Bank Technology/Transfusion Medicine
The following program was found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and was granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2025. This action requires no progress report and was approved on the consent agenda.
Anesthesiologist Assistant
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2027. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda.
Medical Assisting
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2028. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Exercise Science
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2023.
Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic
Medical Assisting
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2027.
Medical Assisting
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2028.
Exercise Science
Neurodiagnostic Technology
The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed five (5) years. These actions require no progress report and were approved on the consent agenda.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic
Medical Assisting
The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA). The programs were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic
Medical Assisting
Neurodiagnostic Technology
The following program had a transfer of sponsorship approved, with a status of continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2020. This action requires no progress report and was approved on the consent agenda.
Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic
The following program was placed on probationary accreditation, with one or more Standards requiring critical attention and timely resolution to bring the program into compliance with the Standards and Guidelines.
Perfusion
Standards: II.B.; III.A.; III.B.1.a.; III.B.2.a.; III.C.1.; and IV.A.1.
Progress Report Due: May 31, 2018
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Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
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