National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training

National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC) Accreditation Program

History of NNPRFTC 2010: Convened as informal consortium in 2010 by 4 FQHC-based postgraduate NP training programs 2013: Identified accreditation as a goal early on; no available existing sources of accreditation at the time; committed to developing program that is eligible for USDE recognition 2013–2015: Accreditation Standards: authored by 10 NP nationally recognized expert authors—written by NP program directors for NP program directors; Self Study Guide 2015: CHCI formally incorporated a new 501c3, the NNPRFTC, to advance the postgrad NP training movement, including developing of accreditation program December 2015: Website launched 2016: Accreditation action for first 2 programs 2017-Present: 9 accredited programs, others in the pipeline 2019: USDE Petition for Federal Recognition as an Accreditor

Accreditation Defined External, independent review of a health care training program against nationallyaccepted standards and its own policies, procedures, processes and outcomes (AAAHC) Peer-reviewed, voluntary program evaluation Practice-based determination of adherence to National Standards Public recognition of excellence National acknowledgement of quality

Benefits of Accreditation

USDE Accreditation Process 6 Major Steps

NNPRFTC’s Standards Driving Excellence in Program Design Standard 1: Mission, Goals and Objectives Standard 2: Curriculum Standard 3: Evaluation Standard 4: Program Eligibility Standard 5: Administration Standard 6: Operations Standard 7: Staff Standard 8: Postgraduate Trainee Services http://www.nppostgradtraining.com/Accreditation

Accreditation Process

NNPRFTC Accreditation Sample Timeline: General timeframe, application to decision, 8-12 months Intent to Apply Application via website Self Study (internal program evaluation) and report 1.5 day on-site visit (external program evaluation) by trained 2 site visitor peers (educator and administrator) Site Visit report, review by program, submit to Board for consideration Decision – Accredited, Provisional Accreditation, Tentative Accreditation, Denial of Accrediation Posting on Consortium website Annual program reports on headcount Extensive technical support available throughout the process Total cost: 10K – 1K non-refundable application fee; 9K review fee due prior to site visit (discounted fee schedule for Federal programs, eg VA); For programs with multiple tracks, 10K plus 6,500 for ea additional track and possible travel costs Initial Accreditation awarded for 3 years First award is retroactive to current class Eligible for continuing accreditation if continue to meet standards (Accreditation Renewal is for 5 years) Receive NNPRFTC seal which can be displayed on all communications, in accordance with our policies and procedures

Accreditation Anchors Program Development

Contact info: Kerry Bamrick, MBA Executive Director [email protected] Office: 202-780-9651 www.nppostgradtraining.com