Health professions education accrediting agencies

The AMA's Health Care Careers Directory lists information about 81 careers in health care and more than 8,000 educational programs in those fields. These programs are accredited by the organizations listed below.

For more information or to order, contact the AMA at (800) 621-8335 or consult our online catalog. You can also obtain an order form by sending an e-mail to meded@ama-assn.org with the phrase "HCCD" in the e-mail's subject line.

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Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant

American Academy of Professional Coders

American Art Therapy Association

American Board of Genetic Counseling

American Dance Therapy Association

American Orthoptic Council

American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation

American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

American Veterinary Medical Association, Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities

American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education

Association for Education and rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired

Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity

Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education

Commission on Accreditation of Ophthalmic Medical Programs

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Commision on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association

Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation

Commission on Opticianry Accreditation

Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
• Physician (osteopathic)

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Council on Accreditation of the National Recreation and Park Association

Council on Chiropractic Education

Council on Podiatric Medical Education

Council on Rehabilitation Education

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology

Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology

Liaison Committee on Medical Education

Medical Library Association

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

National Association of Schools of Music

National Cancer Registrars Association