Gelmon S B
School of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, OR 97207-0751, USA.
J Allied Health. 1997 Summer;26(3):119-25.
There is considerable discussion today about the future directions of accreditation of allied health education. A number of discussions and public debates have taken place in recent years which consider and speculate on appropriate directions, how these might be achieved, and what the ramifications will be for allied health education. Current attention to core curriculum in allied health has implications for accreditation of such curricula. This paper reviews the definition and purpose of accreditation, addresses the current accreditation system in allied health, summarizes multiple perspectives in the current debate over the future of allied health accreditation, and examines how accreditation might help or hinder development of core curricula. A set of accreditation standards for evaluating a core curriculum in allied health is proposed.
如今，关于联合健康职业教育认证的未来方向存在大量讨论。近年来，已经进行了一些讨论和公开辩论，内容涉及合适的方向、如何实现这些方向以及联合健康职业教育将面临哪些影响。当前对联合健康职业核心课程的关注对这类课程的认证有影响。本文回顾了认证的定义和目的，阐述了联合健康职业当前的认证体系，总结了当前关于联合健康职业认证未来的辩论中的多种观点，并探讨了认证可能如何促进或阻碍核心课程的发展。本文还提出了一套评估联合健康职业核心课程的认证标准。
