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Table 3 Eligible health professions (N = 11) and accrediting organizations

From: Interprofessional education-relevant accreditation standards in Canada: a comparative document analysis

Profession

Accrediting Organization

Chiropractic

Canadian Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory and Education Accrediting Boards (CFCREAB)

Dentistry

Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC)

Dietetics

Partnership for Dietetic Education and Practice (PDEP)

Medicine

 Family medicine

College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

 Specialty medicine

Canadian Residency Accreditation Consortium (CanRAC)

 Undergraduate medicine

Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS)

Nursing (registered)

Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)

Occupational therapy

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)

Optometry

Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)

Pharmacy

Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP)

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC)

Psychology

Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

Social work

Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE)