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November 30, 2009
Dear Friend of the UCSF School of Nursing,
The School of Nursing will be hosting an on-site evaluation team from the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE, website) on February 24-26, 2010 as part of the accreditation renewal process for the UCSF Master of Science program. The visitors will be meeting with members of the university and professional community as part of their evaluation.
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| ACME (Midwifery)
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This review is conducted to ascertain the School's compliance with accreditation standards of the CCNE. As a part of the evaluation process, the School is asked to inform its communities of interest of the opportunity to provide written input to the review team for their deliberations. Written and signed third-party comments will be accepted by the CCNE through Friday, January 22nd, 2010. All communications should be directed to:
Ms. Amanda Brownbridge
CCNE Accreditation Assistant
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036-1120
Please note that the CCNE shares third-party comments with members of the evaluation team prior to the visit, but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the UCSF School of Nursing. During the review of the School's MS program, the evaluation team will consider any third-party comments, if any, which relate to the program's compliance with the accreditation standards.
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) “is an autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to the improvement of the public's health. A specialized/professional accrediting agency, CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate education programs preparing effective nurses. CCNE serves the public interest by assessing and identifying programs that engage in effective educational practices. As a voluntary, self-regulatory process, CCNE accreditation supports and encourages continuing self-assessment by nursing education programs and supports continuing growth and improvement of collegiate professional education.”
Accreditation by CCNE is intended to accomplish at least five general purposes:
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The UCSF Nurse-Midwifery education program is scheduled to be reviewed by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) Board of Review (BOR) for re-accreditation. The site visit is Feb. 22-24, the BOR meets in June 2010.
Please email any written third party comments to jburke@acnm.org, or mail to ACME at 8403 Colesville Rd. #1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374 by April 15, 2010.
Your comments will be included with other program materials when the BOR reviews the program.
In all instances, your comments must directly relate to the continuing accreditation of this program and the ACME Criteria for Programmatic Accreditation (October 2003; Revised November 2006). Please cite the particular criterion of concern in your comments. The criteria can be found on-line at http://www.midwife.org/acme.cfm -- on the far right side under the heading “ACME Documents.”
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Sincerely,
Kathleen A. Dracup, RN, FNP, DNSc, FAAN
Dean and Endowed Professor in Nursing Education
Revised:
Jan. 26, 2010
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