Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has earned re-accreditation, with distinction, as a provider for continuing professional development from the American Nursing Credentialling Centre (ANCC).
ANCC accreditation distinguishes organisations that demonstrate quality and excellence in the design and delivery of continuing nursing education. The prestigious re-accreditation was obtained in December by HMC’s Department of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research and was supported through the academic health system.
The designation places HMC among an elite class of healthcare organisations and demonstrates the importance placed on supporting clinical staff through providing high-quality professional development opportunities.
Prof Ann-Marie Cannaby, chief nursing officer at HMC, said the Department of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research underwent an extensive evaluation prior to receiving the re-accreditation. “ANCC accreditation validates a commitment to providing access to the highest calibre of continuing nursing education,” she added.
According to Prof Cannaby, ANCC accreditation demonstrates that HMC has met comprehensive, evidenced-based criteria of international standards.
In February 2014, HMC became the first organisation in the GCC and only the third in the Middle East, to be accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by ANCC.
The re-accreditation places HMC in the top 10% of organisations worldwide to receive the honour; only organisations that demonstrate zero deficiencies achieve accreditation with distinction.
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