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Graduate Education Programs 2009 ABR UPDATE -- Residency Education Programs Professional Doctorate in Medical Physics (DMP) Degree Programs Certificate Programs Closed Programs Continuing Education Governance Public Disclosure About Us Information for Board/Committee Members Home CME Gateway CAMPEP is Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) www.chea.org CAMPEP The Mission of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) is to promote consistent quality education of medical physicists by evaluating and accrediting Graduate, Residency, Professional Doctorate in Medical Physics (DMP), Certificate, and Continuing Education programs that meet high standards established by CAMPEP in collaboration with its sponsoring organizations. CAMPEP is a nonprofit organization, independent of its Sponsoring Organizations, whose objectives are the review and accreditation of educational programs in medical physics. Accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process of peer review, the objective of which is to ensure a program or institution has met a defined minimum standard. Thus accreditation serves as public recognition that a program has met these minimum requirements. Accreditation is sometimes confused with certification. In general, institutions and programs are accredited and individuals are certified. Some examples of types of institutions that may be accredited are health care institutions such as hospitals and educational institutions such as colleges or universities. More information on general accreditation of healthcare organizations can be found from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ( www.jcaho.org ) and of higher education from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation ( www.chea.org ). CAMPEP offers specialized accreditation of medical physics educational programs such as degree-granting programs, clinical residencies, continuing education and short courses. In some instances, CAMPEP accreditation of a program may permit students to receive funding in the form of scholarships, loans or grants. The Process of CAMPEP accreditation of degree granting and clinical training programs requires that the program submits a self assessment report giving evidence of compliance with requirements. After review of this report, a survey team conducts a program site visit to validate the assessment. If successful, accreditation is granted for a period of 5 years. Renewal requires submission of an updated self assessment report. The Survey Team consists of senior medical physicists with experience in both clinical practice and educational programs. Generally, the survey team will also include a physician. Medical Physics is the application of physics and related sciences to the practice of medicine. More information on medical physics may be obtained from the 5 sponsoring organizations of CAMPEP. Sponsoring Organizations American Association of Physicists in Medicine American College of Radiology American Society for Radiation Oncology Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists Radiological Society of North America, Inc. CAMPEP, Inc. 1631 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone 571-298-1239 Fax 571-298-1301 Send general questions to campep_admin@campep.org CAMPEP's Privacy Policy Use of the site constitutes your acceptance to its terms and conditions . CAMPEP is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of medical physics. The information provided in this website is offered for the benefit of its members, trainees and the general public. CAMPEP does not independently verify or substantiate the information provided on other websites that may be linked to this site....