Upon approval of the Eligibility statement, the program will begin a full application for Candidacy. The Self-Study Handbook is used to gain direction on completing the Candidacy application, a subset of the full Self-Study, within the CAHME Accreditation Management Portal (CAMP). Candidacy applications due date is either October 15 or February 15.

The time between Eligibility statement acceptance and Candidacy application submission is typically 5 months.

For assistance with the Candidacy application, contact Tecia Mentzer, Manager, Program Development, via tmentzer@cahme.org or 301-298-1820 Ext. 705.

The Candidacy Committee meets twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, to review Candidacy applications. Following the Candidacy Committee decision, the program is notified of either acceptance or a need for an application resubmission. If accepted, the program is provided with the suggested self-study year which will align with the program’s academic year.

The program is notified of the Candidacy Committee decision within a week of the committee meeting.

For questions on the Candidacy process, contact Tecia Mentzer, Manager, Program Development, via tmentzer@cahme.org or 301-298-1820 Ext. 705.

The self-study year will align with the program’s academic year. The Self-Study Handbook is used to gain direction on completing the Self-Study within the CAHME Accreditation Management Portal (CAMP). The program is required complete the Site Visit Readiness Checklist 12 weeks prior to the site visit to ensure readiness.

The Self-Study must be submitted within CAMP 8 weeks prior to the scheduled site visit.

For assistance with the Self-Study, contact Eric Brichto, Chief Accreditation Officer, via ebrichto@cahme.org or 301-298-1820 Ext. 4.

Site Visits are held in the Fall or Spring following the self-study year. The site visit typically lasts 3 days and are hosted by the university. A team of volunteer CAHME site visitors will attend the site visit. For further details on what a site visit entails, see Instructions for a Site Visit.

The Site Visit is held in the Fall or Spring following the self-study year and typically lasts 3 days

For questions on the Site Visit, contact Eric Brichto, Chief Accreditation Officer, via ebrichto@cahme.org or 301-298-1820 Ext. 4.

The Spring or Fall following the site visit, the site visit team’s findings will be presented to the Accreditation Council, who will then vote on the accreditation outcome. Following the Accreditation Council, the decision will then go to the CAHME Board of Directors for final approval. The program is then notified within a week of the final Board decision.

The time from the site visit to to a final Board decision on accreditation is about 6 months.

For questions on Accreditation outcomes, contact Eric Brichto, Chief Accreditation Officer, via ebrichto@cahme.org or 301-298-1820 Ext. 4.