The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)* has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education 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. In 2006 ACME was recognized as an institutional accreditor.
Board of Review
Alice Poe, Chair, BOR
(904) 268-8668 poeah06@gmail.com
List of Members (names are followed by duration of term)
The academic and professional qualifications, and relevant employment and organizational affiliations of ACME members are available on request.
The Accreditation Commission of Midwifery Education (ACME) is seeking applicants
for a position on the Board of Commissioners. Qualifications include: CNM/CM with
Active or Associate membership in ACNM; five years of midwifery practice or education
experience, at least two of which are within the previous five years; 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 10
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. Preference will be given to
candidates with earned doctorates and current or recent program director experience.
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 by October 8 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
The Accreditation Commission of Midwifery Education (ACME) is seeking
applicants for a position on the Board of Review. Qualifications include:
CNM/CM with Active or Associate membership in ACNM; five years of midwifery
practice or education experience, at least two of which are within the previous
five years; familiarity with the accreditation process; and availability for meetings
and conference calls. BOR members 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.
Preference will be given to candidates with earned doctorates and current or
recent program director experience. 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 before December 3, 2010 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
Notice Inviting 3rd Party Comments
The following nurse-midwifery education programs are scheduled to be reviewed by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)* Board of Review in January 2011. Please send any written third party comments to jburke@acnm.org or mail to ACME, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550; Silver Spring, MD 20910 by Friday, November 26, 2010. Your comments will be included with other program materials at the January 2011 meeting. In all instances, your comments must directly relate to the accreditation of the program and the ACME Criteria for Programmatic Accreditation, December 2009, or Criteria for Programmatic Accreditation, October 2003; Revised November 2006. Please cite the particular criterion of concern in your comments. The criteria can be found online at http://www.midwife.org/acme.cfm in the gray box on the right side of the screen.
New York University - reaccreditation
Nurse-Midwifery Education Program
New York, New York
Oregon Health and Science University - reaccreditation
Nurse-Midwifery Education Program
Portland, Oregon
University of Pensylvania - reaccreditation
Nurse-Midwifery Education Program
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Baylor University- initial accreditation
Nurse-Midwifery Education Program
Dallas, Texas
Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions - preaccreditation
Nurse-Midwifery Education Program
Boston, Massachusetts
* Note that the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) was formerly known as the Division of Accreditation
(DOA) of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
