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One of the most important components of the accreditation process is the team site visit. The purpose of the site visit is to obtain in-depth information concerning all administrative and educational aspects of the program. The site visit evaluation is a peer-review process which helps to enhance the quality of education. In addition, the site visit permits a team of Commission-appointed peers to assess a program’s compliance with the ACAOM standards and the achievement of its own stated goals and objectives. The site visit confirms and complements the information contained in the comprehensive self-study document completed by the institution, and issues a report of its findings to the program and the Commission. ACAOM seeks qualified individuals to serve as members of candidacy and accreditation site visit teams. All institutions/programs are encouraged to have representatives from their institutions/programs to serve as site visitors. The Commission also encourages practitioners and qualified members of the public to serve on site visit teams. There are several benefits to becoming a site visitor such as being eligible to receive up to ten NCCAOM Professional Development or Continuing Education Credits, Free Subscriptions to ACAOM Newsletter, engaging in an activity that provides professional development for educators, and Networking with leaders in the field of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. If you have experience in higher education, Oriental medicine, other medical fields, business and non-profit management, finances and other pertinent fields and you are interested in becoming an ACAOM Site Visitor, please complete the Site Visitor Profile by clicking on this link or submit a curriculum vitae with interest letter to the attention of Mrs. Annette Mallory Donawa, Associate Director or contact the office at (301) 313-0855 or via email annette.donawa@acaom.org |
