Evaluating the evaluators: analysis of the structure and processes of seven United States health professions education accreditors

Robert H. Eaglen; Steven J. Durning; Holly S. Meyer; Christopher S. Candler

doi:10.1080/13538322.2023.2192837

Evaluating the evaluators: analysis of the structure and processes of seven United States health professions education accreditors

Robert H. Eaglen^*, Steven J. Durning, Holly S. Meyer, Christopher S. Candler

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Higher education accreditation has spread internationally as a vehicle for quality assurance and improvement but is strongly influenced by accreditation practices in the United States. The organisational structure and processes of seven United States health professions accreditors were analysed to identify common characteristics that reflect general fitness for purpose and infrequent features that show potential to enhance the effectiveness of accreditation processes, increase engagement of and support by accredited institutions and programmes and provide greater transparency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	200-220
Number of pages	21
Journal	Quality in Higher Education
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2023.2192837
State	Published - 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Accreditation
comparative analysis
health professions education
quality improvement

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