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Accreditation - Research News and Information
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Definition of 'Accreditation'Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis. Common names: Accreditation; Accreditations |
The written clinical diagnosis board examination: survey of program director and resident opinions.
29 Sep 2008 
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to assess the perceived value of the American Board of Radiology written clinical diagnosis board examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two online surveys were distributed to diagnostic radiology programs ... Read more...
29 Sep 2008 Recent reports suggest the need for further study of the impact of organizational characteristics on quality-related activities in health centers. To better understand these issues, a cross-sectional assessment of quality-related activities in ... Read more...
29 Sep 2008 PURPOSE: To provide baseline data on evaluation of faculty performance in U.S. schools and programs of public health. METHOD: The authors administered an anonymous Internet-based questionnaire using PHP Surveyor. The invited sample consisted of ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Accreditation'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Continuing medical education, physicians, and Pavlov: can we change what happens when industry rings the bell?
30 Oct 2008 - Uneven results. 4 Oct 2008
- The written clinical diagnosis board examination: survey of program director and resident opinions. 29 Sep 2008
- Quality-related activities in federally supported health centers: do they differ by organizational characteristics? 29 Sep 2008
- Faculty performance evaluation in accredited U.S. public health graduate schools and programs: a national study. 29 Sep 2008
- Improvements questioned. 29 Sep 2008
- Reporting guidelines for clinical laboratory reports in surgical pathology. 29 Sep 2008
- 2008 accreditation standards for dietetics education. 29 Sep 2008
- New Joint Commission standards ahead. 29 Sep 2008
- Overview of accreditation of undergraduate medical education programmes worldwide. 30 Aug 2008
- Third accreditation option for hospitals may be available soon. 30 Aug 2008
- Comparison of quantitative educational metrics between integrated and independent plastic surgery residents. 30 Aug 2008
- Graduate medical education in ophthalmology: moving from the apprenticeship model to competency-based education. 30 Aug 2008
- Quality of care in accredited and nonaccredited ambulatory surgical centers. 30 Aug 2008
- Changing the culture. Joint Commission floats awareness standards. 30 Aug 2008
- Continuing medical education in the 21st century. 20 Aug 2008
- Better medicine through benchmarking. How applying standards to your practice can improve the care you give. 13 Aug 2008
- Invited article: Residency Review Committee for neurology: structure and function. 3 Aug 2008
- Online education goes the distance. 30 Jul 2008
- Report of the JRAAC on the situation of the accreditation training programmes in Europe. 30 Jul 2008
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Technical information about 'Accreditation'
Definition: Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis.
Descriptor UI: D000068
Alternative terms: Accreditation; Accreditations;
Related Mesh Headings: Certification; Licensure;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;
Tree Number: N03.706.110.070; N05.700.200.100;
History Note: 66(64)
Technical Notes: by the profession; do not confuse with LICENSURE (by the state)