Weithaus B
Division of Allied Health Education and Accreditation, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL 60610.
J Allied Health. 1993 Summer;22(3):239-47.
The American Medical Association's (AMA's) proposal in October 1992 for a new freestanding agency to replace the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) energized review committees and their sponsoring organizations, educational institutions, and communities of interest to examine the current accreditation system. It also prompted the design of an independent allied health education accrediting body responsive to the needs of allied health professions, educational institutions, students enrolled in allied health educational programs, and the public. The result of a task force and input by many communities of interest, CAHEA's proposed successor agency, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), will be operational in mid-1994 to provide accreditation and related coordination services. It is committed to simplify the existing accrediting process, be more inclusive of allied health professions that provide entry-level education, and serve as a steppingstone for future more far-reaching developments.
1992年10月，美国医学协会（AMA）提议设立一个新的独立机构，以取代联合健康职业教育与认证委员会（CAHEA），这一举动促使评审委员会及其主办组织、教育机构和相关利益团体对现行认证体系进行审视。它还推动了一个独立的联合健康职业教育认证机构的设计，该机构要能满足联合健康职业、教育机构、联合健康职业教育项目的在读学生以及公众的需求。作为一个特别工作组的成果以及众多相关利益团体意见的汇集，CAHEA提议的后续机构——联合健康职业教育认证委员会（CAAHEP）将于1994年年中开始运作，以提供认证及相关协调服务。它致力于简化现有的认证流程，更全面地涵盖提供入门级教育的联合健康职业，并为未来更深远的发展奠定基础。
