Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography (COA-ACS)
Mary Alice Dilday
Staff
2530 Meridian Parkway, Ste. 450
Durham, NC 27713
Phone: (919) 465-9020
Email: coaacs@gmail.com
The Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography serves, under the auspices of the CAAHEP, to promote and advance the quality of educational programs for advanced cardiovascular sonographers.
Board Members
Matt M. Umland, RDCS, FASE, Chair
Smadar Kort, MD, FASE, Vice Chair
Pamela Burgess, BS, RDCS, RDMS, FASE
Teresa Daniele, MD
Jennie Durant, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE
Joy Guthrie, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RCS, RCCS, RVS, FSDMS
Elizabeth McIlwain, MHS, RCS, FASE
Fletcher A. Miller, Jr., MD, FASE
Michelle Bierig, MPH, RDCS, ACS, FASE, Immediate Past Chair
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Attention Program Directors!
Are you interested in establishing a CAAHEP accredited Advanced Cardiac Sonography (ACS) program, but don’t know what is involved or how to get started? The Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography (CoA-ACS), has created an ACS Toolkit to get you started.
In this toolkit you will find step by step instructions on what is required, how to go about creating an accredited ACS program, links to resources, a template job description, and a template of course descriptions. Please contact coaacs@gmail.com for a toolkit PDF.
The CoA-ACS is always ready to assist you. Please feel free to email or phone with any questions.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sponsors for Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography (COA-ACS)
American Society of Echocardiography
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography