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Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)

The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)* has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (under 'Health Care') as a programmatic accrediting agency for nurse-midwifery education programs since 1982. In 1994, ACME approved criteria to accredit direct-entry midwifery education programs; the first program was preaccredited in April 1996. ACME currently accredits programs offering nurse-midwifery and midwifery programs.

ACME is administratively and financially autonomous from the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

The ACME National Office address is: Suite 1550, 8403 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

To reach the ACME administrative assistant, email jburke@acnm.org or call (240) 485-1802.

For more information, please read an ACME Overview and a brief
ACME history.

For a listing of ACME accredited programs, click here.

Leadership

Susan E. Stone, CNM, DNSc, FACNM
ACME Chair
(859) 253-3637
susan.stone@frontierschool.edu

Diane Boyer, CNM, PhD, FACNM
Interim Chair
ACME Board of Review
(843) 469- 9999
dboyer@luc.edu

ACME Vacancy Announcement:

Board of Commissioners:
The Accreditation Commission of Midwifery Education (ACME) is seeking applicants for a position on the Board of Commisioners. Qualifications include: CNM/CM; midwifery practice or education experience; familiarity with the accreditation process; and availability for meetings and conference calls. Commissioners serve for a minimum of 3 years with opportunity for reappointment to a maximum
of 9 years.
ACME adheres to nondiscrimination in that an individual will receive consideration and fair treatment based on merit and capability without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual preference, age or disability. Choice of candidate also may reflect an intention to have representation of geographic and practice diversity on the board. Interested persons should send a letter of interest, a current curriculum vita and two letters of reference (current ACME members may not write letters of recommendation) by
May 15, 2012 to the Chair of the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, c/o Josie Burke, ACME, Suite 1550, 8403 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374 or, via email to jburke@acnm.org

*Note: The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) was formerly known as the
Division of Accreditation (DOA) of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).