It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of  Rose Ann Zumstein, the CAAHEP Commissioner from the American Association of Sleep Technologist (AAST). 

Rose Ann was dedicated to her profession and active in the AAST, where she served as President from 2002-2005. She was instrumental in establishing the CAAHEP Standards for the Polysomnography profession, and served on the CoA-PSG for many years. 

In remembering Rose Ann, CAAHEP Past President Sondra Flemming said, "Rose Ann was a graduate of the Coalition of Allied Health Leadership training, and truly blossomed from the experience. I loved seeing her at meetings, she was a great leader."

In her honor, the AAST has established the Rose Ann Zumstein Scholarship, which will assist technologists in attending the annual AAST meeting and courses. Contributions to this fund are being accepted by the AAST national office. 

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Thom Skalko, President

 

September 19, 2014 Accreditation Actions

Each profession in the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) system has a Committee on Accreditation (CoA) that consists of experts in the profession that are responsible for reviewing programs and making appropriate recommendations for accreditation to CAAHEP.  CAAHEP reviews recommendations received from its CoAs in each profession, assures due process was followed, and takes final action on an accreditation status. 

 

CAAHEP took the following actions at its September 19, 2014 meeting. Actions are identified by profession, action taken, and date of the next comprehensive evaluation. A link to each program's website is provided below, where available.

 

The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2019.

 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA (General)

Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA (Cardiac)

Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville, KY (Vascular)

Keiser University-Fort Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (General)

Keiser University-Fort Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Vascular)

Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME (General)

Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY (General)

Moore Norman Technology Center, Norman, OK (General)

Sanford-Brown College-Atlanta, Atlanta, GA (General)

South Hills School of Business and Technology, State College, PA (General)

South Hills School of Business and Technology, State College, PA (Cardiac)

South Hills School of Business and Technology, State College, PA (Vascular)

St Cloud Technical and Community College, St Cloud, MN (General)

Tyler Junior College, Tyler, TX (General)

University of Kansas Medical Center-University of Kansas School of Health Professions, Kansas City, KS (General)

University of Kansas Medical Center-University of Kansas School of Health Professions, Kansas City, KS (Vascular)

University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN (General)

 

EMS Paramedic

College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Kiamichi Technical Center, Poteau, OK

 

           

The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2024.

 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (General)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ (General)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Little Rock, Little Rock, AR (General)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Little Rock, Little Rock, AR (Cardiac)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Little Rock, Little Rock, AR (Vascular)

University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA (General)

 

Exercise Science

Eastern University, St. David's, PA

University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME

 

Medical Assisting

Anoka Technical College, Anoka, MN (Diploma)

Berkeley College, Clifton, NJ (Certificate)

Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC (Diploma)

Fox Valley Technical College, Oshkosh, WI (Diploma)

Glen Oaks Community College, Centerville, MI (Certificate)

National College, Danville, KY (Associate)

South College-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN (Associate)

Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE (Diploma)

Southeastern Community College, West Burlington, IA (Diploma)

Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC (Diploma)

Warren County Community College, Phillipsburg, NJ (Certificate)

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College-New Richmond, New Richmond, WI (Diploma)

 

The following program was found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA).  The program was granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2015.

 

Medical Assisting

Everest College, Colorado Springs, CO (Diploma)

 

The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA).  The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2019.

 

EMS Paramedic

California State University-CSUS Prehospital Education Program, Sacramento, CA

Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare Paramedic Program, New Hartford, NY

Mt. Nebo Paramedic/University of Utah Consortium for Paramedic Education, Payson, UT

 

Kinesiotherapy

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

 

The following program was found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA).  The program was granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2023.

 

Medical Assisting

Trocaire College, Buffalo, NY (Associate)

 

 

The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA).  The programs were granted continuing accreditation, with the next comprehensive evaluation to occur no later than 2024.

 

Medical Assisting

Allegany College of Maryland, Cumberland, MD (Associate)

Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI (Associate)

Argosy University, Eagan, MN (Associate)

Baker College of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI (Associate)

Beal College, Bangor, ME (Associate)

Butler County Community College, Butler, PA (Certificate)

Columbus Technical College, Columbus, GA (Diploma)

Delaware Technical and Community College-Wilmington, DE (Associate)

Everest College, Aurora, CO (Diploma)

Everett Community College, Everett, WA (Certificate)

Front Range Community College-Longmont, Longmont, CO (Certificate)

Gateway Technical College-Elkhorn Campus, Elkhorn, WI (Diploma)

Ivy Tech Community College-Sellersburg, Sellersburg, IN (Certificate)

Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI (Diploma)

Minneapolis Business College, Roseville, MN (Associate)

Minneapolis Business College, Roseville, MN (Diploma)

Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA (Certificate)

National College-Florence, Florence, KY (Associate)

National College-Pikeville, Pikeville, KY (Associate)

Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, FL (Certificate)

Pitt Community College, Greenville, SC (Associate)

Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO (Certificate)

Richland College, Dallas, TX (Certificate)

Wallace Community College, Dothan, AL (Associate)

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College-Superior Campus, Superior, WI (Diploma)

 

Neurodiagnostic Technology

Crozer-Chester Medical Center (Keystone), Upland, PA (Distance; Add-on Polysomnography)

 

 

The following programs were found to be in compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines and were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed five (5) years.

 

Cardiovascular Technology

Sanford-Brown College-Tampa, Tampa, FL (Adult Echocardiography Associate Degree)

Sentara College of Health Sciences, Chesapeake, VA (Cardiac Electrophysiology Associate Degree)

 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA (Vascular)

Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA (Vascular)

Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA (Pediatric Cardiac)

 

EMS Paramedic

Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI

Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, AZ

Southeast Community College, Lincoln, NE

 

Medical Assisting

Miller-Motte Technical College, Conway, SC (Associate)

 

Polysomnographic Technology

Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX (Diploma)

Concorde Career College-Memphis, Memphis, TN (Diploma)

Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA (Associate)

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (Baccalaureate)

 

 

The following programs were found to be in substantial compliance with the accreditation Standards and Guidelines, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA).  The programs were granted initial accreditation for a period not to exceed five (5) years.

 

EMS Paramedic

Angelina College, Lufkin, TX

Baker College of Clinton Township, Clinton Township, MI

Clark State Community College, Springfield, OH

East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, TX

Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center, Choctaw, OK

Henry County Fire Department, McDonough, GA

James A. Rhodes State College, Lima, OH

Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI

Maricopa Community Colleges-Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ

Mountwest Community and Technical College, Huntington, WV

Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook, AZ

Respond Right EMS Academy/St. Charles Community College Consortia, St. Peters, MO

Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College, Mt. Gay, WV

Victoria College, Victoria, TX

West Georgia Regional Emergency Education Coalition, Villa Rica, GA

Western Dakota Technical Institute, Rapid City, SD

 

Medical Assisting

Gogebic Community College, Ironwood, MI (Certificate)

Midwest Technical Institute, Moline, IL (Diploma)
Northeast Iowa Community College, Peosta, IA (Diploma)

Randolph Community College, Archdale, NC (Associate)

 

The following program had a transfer of sponsorship approved, with a status of continuing accreditation, with one or more Standards requiring a progress report to be submitted to the appropriate Committee on Accreditation (CoA).  The next comprehensive evaluation will occur no later than 2019.

 

Medical Assisting

Coastal Pines Technical College, Waycross, GA (Diploma)

 

 

The following programs were placed on probation, with one or more Standards requiring critical attention and timely resolution to bring the program into compliance with the Standards and Guidelines.

 

Medical Assisting

El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX (Certificate)

 

Surgical Technology

West Virginia Northern Community College, Wheeling, WV