With June upon us, we enter the last half of 2017. “Time flies” may be an apt descriptor for the year so far, although it seems more like we have rocketed into the summer months.
As 2018 rapidly approaches, so does the scheduled review of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Education Programs in Surgical Technology. Every five years, the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) is required to review the profession’s CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines and provide the CAAHEP Board of Directors with a written report on the outcome of that review. CAAHEP Policy 401 describes the types of changes that may occur as a result of the review.
Committees on Accreditation (CoAs) within the CAAHEP system are responsible for developing and periodically revising Standards and Guidelines in order to:
- Maintain compliance with CAAHEP policy, including