For Commissioners Only - February 2018

FOR COMMISSIONERS ONLY

February 2018

Greetings!

Coming off the heels of a terrific Leadership Conference in January, CAAHEP staff is diving straight into meeting preparation for the 2018 CAAHEP Annual Meeting and the Business Meeting of the Commission. Registration is now open for the Annual Meeting, April 15-16, 2018, in Louisville, and the Hyatt Regency Louisville is accepting hotel reservations. Please visit the Annual Meeting page on the website for all the details, including the preliminary meeting agenda. The official meeting announcement with the Business Meeting agenda will be distributed to Commissioners in early March. Please make your plans now to attend.

See you in Louisville!

Sincerely,

Kathy

Kathleen Megivern, JD

Executive Director

CAAHEP Award for Exceptional Service

CAAHEP is now accepting nominations for the William W. Goding Exceptional Service Award. This award is CAAHEP's highest honor and recognizes an individual who:

Advances CAAHEP's mission and goals,
Assumes leadership responsibilities within CAAHEP,
Exhibits notable participation in one or more CAAHEP activities or programs, and
Advances ideas or new strategies to benefit the organization.

The Award is reserved for those who are or have been Commissioners, but not currently a member of the CAAHEP Board. Any Commissioner may nominate someone to be considered for this award. There is no nomination form to complete. To nominate someone, please send an email addressing the criteria outlined above to Kathy Megivern by March 1, 2018 . While not required, recommendations or letters of support may be emailed to Kathy or mailed to the CAAHEP office (address below).

The President and three of the longest-serving members of the Board of Directors will serve as the Awards Selection Committee. The Committee will review nominations and may select no more than two to be submitted to the full Board of Directors on a ballot. Each member of the Board will have one vote and the nominee receiving the majority of votes will receive the award.

The William W. Goding Exceptional Service Award will be presented at CAAHEP’s Annual Meeting. The recipient will be invited to attend as CAAHEP’s guest. Please contact Kathy if you have any questions.

New CAAHEP Commissioners

Join us in welcoming the following CAAHEP Commissioners:

Raymond Lenuis, RCIS, MS (SICP) Commissioner for the Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology

Jennifer A. Brainard, MD, CAP , Commissioner for College of American Pathologists

Richard Bassi, CAA , Commissioner for

Accreditation Review Committee for the Anesthesiologist Assistant

Michele Smith MS SCT(ASCP) , Commissioner for American Society for Cytotechnology

If your sponsoring organization has changed its Commissioner appointment, be sure to provide Kathy Megivern with the name and contact information of the new Commissioner. Thank you.

Board Activities Update

Last month, the CAAHEP Board met in Florida to take accreditation action on 95 programs, including 37 programs achieving initial accreditation. In addition, Board Liaisons were present to give an annual report to the Board on their assigned Committee on Accreditation's activities. The Board and Liaisons also participated in a pre-planning session on the development of the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.

Immediately following the Board meeting, the 2018 Leadership Conference took place, where a representative from each of the Committees on Accreditation participated in a day and a half of leadership sessions including:

Exploring Program Director Leadership in Nationally Accredited Programs
Diversity Requirements in Accreditation and Risk Management Considerations
A Statistical Look at Standards Citations, and
Scenarios Developed by CAAHEP's Recommendation Review Committee.

Presentation material from these sessions is available. Please contact Lorna Frazier-Lindsey if you would like a copy of the presentation slides.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

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P:727-210-2350 F:727-210-2354 E: mail@caahep.org

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