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Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)

The Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)* has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (under 'Health Care') as a programmatic accrediting agency for nurse-midwifery education programs since 1982. In 1994, ACME approved criteria to accredit direct-entry midwifery education programs; the first program was preaccredited in April 1996.  ACME currently accredits programs offering nurse-midwifery and midwifery programs.

ACME is administratively and financially autonomous from the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

The ACME National Office address is: Suite 1550
                                                                      8403 Colesville Road
                                                                      Silver Spring, MD 20910

To reach the ACME administrative assistant, email jburke@acnm.org  or call (240) 485-1802.

• For more information, please read an ACME Overview and a brief
• ACME history
• Click for a list of ACME accredited programs and a list of ACME members (names are followed by duration of term)
  The academic and professional qualifications, and relevant employment and organizational affiliations of ACME members are available on request.

 


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• ACME Documents

  ACME Criteria, Policies and Procedures Manual, and other accreditation related documents, and PowerPoint reviews of procedures

• Becoming a Midwife

  A list of ACME accredited programs is found under 'Midwifery Education Programs'.  Also find information about the midwifery profession.
  

• ACNM Documents

  ACNM standard setting documents, philosophy, Code of Ethics
  

• Accreditation Action Notices

  Past accreditation actions by the ACME (DOA) Board of Review, by year.
  

• ACME Annual Reports
• Announcements