ACCME Accreditation with Commendation Places ASCP in Top Tier of CME Providers

ASCP has been awarded Accreditation with Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, placing the Society in the highest tier of all continuing medical education providers.  

“ASCP is thrilled to receive this prestigious award. ACCME is the premier professional organization for medical educators,” says Devon Cortright, MEd, ASCP Chief Officer of Continuing Professional Development. “It speaks to the extraordinary commitment and hard work of ASCP’s education staff and members.”  

The award recognizes accredited CME providers for implementing best practices in pedagogy, engagement, evaluation, and change management, and focusing on generating meaningful outcomes. It also recognizes the achievements of organizations that advance interprofessional collaborative practice, address public health priorities, create behavioral change, show leadership leverage educational technology, and demonstrate the impact of education on healthcare professionals and patients.  

The Accreditation with Commendation award is the highest honor a CME provider can receive from the ACCME and is valid for six years, the longest term the ACCME offers. It signifies a provider has met the core accreditation requirements and demonstrated exceptional educational leadership and innovation. This means ASCP:  

• Delivers education that is relevant to clinicians' needs, evidence-based, and free of commercial bias. 

• Demonstrates its ability to achieve outcomes, meaning its educational activities improve the practices of clinicians and patient care.   

To be eligible for Accreditation with Commendation, CME providers must demonstrate compliance with the Core Accreditation Criteria, Standards for Integrity and Independence and required policies, in addition to the Menus of Commendation Criteria, shown below. 

The five categories of ACCME's commendation criteria are:  

• Promoting team-based education 

• Addressing public health priorities 

• Enhancing skills 

• Demonstrating educational leadership 
   

Choosing from the menu, providers need to demonstrate compliance with any seven criteria of their choice, from any category, and at least one of the Achieves Outcomes category, for a total of eight criteria. 

“At the core of ASCP’s mission is patient care,” Ms. Cortright says. “This ACCME accreditation recognizes that ASCP’s accredited education helps clinicians and teams improve their practice and ultimately optimize the care and wellness of their patients.”