Nominations and Elections:  CAAHEP is searching for qualified candidates to fill important slots on both the Board of Directors and the Nominating and Elections Committee. Follow this link for more details.

Take Note - JRC-DMS Change: Effective January 1, 2010, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS) is under new management.  New contact information: Cindy Weiland or Molly Markey, 6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500, Ellicott City, MD 21043; email  appservices@jrcdms.org; phone 443-973-3251

Special CAAHEP Member Discount on the AMA's Health Care Careers Directory! CAAHEP accredited programs can order the AMA's Health Care Careers Directory at a special member discount price!  Normally priced at $70, CAAHEP members can order the book for only $25 (plus $5.95 shipping). Phone (800) 621-8335 to order, and be sure to specify "OP418909" when ordering to receive the special discount.

The 2009 Annual Report is now available.  Follow this link to review the Annual Report.

Mark Your Calendars for the 2010 CAAHEP Annual Meeting - April 18-19, 2010 in Louisville, Kentucky. Follow this link for more information on this event.

Effective November 12, 2009, CAAHEP no longer accredits respiratory care programs.  For information on respiratory care programs, please contact the CoARC office 817-283-2895 or www.coarc.com.

Why is accreditation important? "Accreditation offers assurance to our students and our community that our program is the highest quality program that will best prepare students to be entry level medical assistants. And - most importantly - it allows our students to be able to sit for the CMA exam!" - Dee Kinney, MA, RD, CMA (AAMA), Program Director - Medical Assisting, University of Cincinnati - Clermont College.  Follow this link to read what others are saying...

Board Accreditation Action Schedule:  The next time the CAAHEP Board of Directors will meet to take action on accreditation items will be during the March 19, 2010, conference call meeting.

CAAHEP now accredits over 2000 allied health education programs!  Are you wondering if the program you are considering is CAAHEP accredited?  Find out by conducting a program search.