Council On Chiropractic Education (CCE)

1. Council On Chiropractic Education (CCE) FCLB Annual Meeting March 2008

2. Council on Chiropractic Education Welcome/Intro Kathleen Galligan, D.C. Chair Commission on Accreditation Marc Gammerman, DC Commissioner

3. OVERVIEW OF CCE • Three separate, distinct components • Members • Board of Directors • Commission on Accreditation (COA)

4. COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION • Certify the quality and integrity of the DCPs, using the Standards, through the process of accreditation • Development and training of site team members

5. Confidentiality Conflict of Interest Consensus based approach HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMISSION PROCESS

6. HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMISSION PROCESS • Composition of the COA • Assignment of reviewers • Role of the Chair

7. ACCREDITATION CYCLE • Four year cycle (Initial) • Eight year cycle (Reaffirmation) • Interim Reporting • PCBR • Progress Reports • Other Reports (if necessary)

8. ACCREDITATION CYCLE • Full site visit • Interim Visit • Focused Visit • USDE Timeline regarding concerns

9. SITE VISIT • Purpose of Site Visit • Confirmation by the site team of the information presented by the DCP in the Self Study • Creation of a report to the Commission for the purpose of an accreditation decision

10. Site Team Academy Group of trained individuals that serve as the eyes and ears of the COA

11. ANATOMY OF A SITE VISIT • Validation of self study information by the site team • Creation of the site team report • Response to report by the DCP • Decision by COA

12. SITE VISIT CONTINUED • Full site visit team • Chair, Administrative Expert • Finance Expert • Basic Science/Research Expert • Clinical Science Expert • Clinical Management Expert • Practicing DC

13. SITE VISIT CONTINUED • Job of the site team is to evaluate the content of the self study and the evidence presented by the DCP in comparison to the actual Standards • Evaluate documents, do chart reviews, interview faculty, administrators and students • Produce a report outlining their findings

14. THE STANDARDS • Actual Standards cover close to 40 pages • 25 pages of clinical standards • Up until the past year or so, they have changed yearly

15. CLINICAL EDUCATION • Majority of Concerns (almost ½) • Quantitative vs Qualitative • 25 pages of Standards to be met

16. AREAS OF CONCERN • July 2005-January 2008 (3 yrs) • Total of 62 concerns identified • 20 concerns currently open

17. COA 2008 SITE TEAM VISIT BUD SMITH CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE AKA “BS”CC

18. BSCC

43. COA DECISION MAKING PROCESS Thorough read of self study and site team report by all commissioners Overview of the highlights of the site team report (possible concerns/commendations) Possible appearance by the DCP

44. COA DECISION MAKING PROCESS • Open discussion until consensus is reached regarding • What concerns remain • What reporting is required • Timeline for reporting • Need for future visits • Affect on accreditation status

45. BSCC FOCUSED SITE VISIT • Clinical Education • 5. Required Clinical Competencies • f. Diagnosis • g. Case Management • These two standards actually have 36 parts and cover three full pages in the Standards Manual

46. BSCC CLINIC

47. Evaluation by Site Team Interview with Clinic Director Review of Diagnosis and Case Management work done in the didactic setting Chart Audit

48. Form SyndromeICD.9 1234.5 If a problem exists, develop a form Better yet, develop two forms Develop a form to track the previously mentioned forms

49. Examples • Clinical Education • 5. Required Clinical Competencies • f. Diagnosis • g. Case Management

50. Example