Accreditation: We want standards, not standardization

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-494

  Koda Kimble, Mary Anne ^a   Speedie, Marilyn K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation standards; Doctor of Pharmacy; Experiential education; Pharm.D.; Pharmacy education; Professional degree program

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STANDARDIZATION;

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 66249104672     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.29.5.491     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

1. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Accreditation standards and guidelines for the professional program in pharmacy leading to the doctor of pharmacy degree. Available from http://www.acpe-accredit.org/pdf/ACPE-Revised- PharmD-Standards-Adopted-Jan152006.pdf. Accessed March 2, 2009.
2. Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Functions and structure of a medical school. Standards for accreditation of medical education programs leading to the M.D. degree. Available from http://www.lcme.org/functions2008jun. pdf. Accessed March 2, 2009.