Why study health policy and administration at Washington State University?
The Program is accredited by CAHME (Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education) formerly ACEHSA (Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration). According to the Directory of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), “[CAHME] is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) which oversees accreditation of the nation’s colleges and universities, and by the Department of Education, as the only accrediting agency in the field of health services administration. Accreditation by [CAHME] is the most important assurance that a graduate program meets the quality standards developed by the profession and the health services industry… Benefits of accreditation include: access to scholarship and special project grants funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; availability of certain residency positions; fees and dues reductions for recent graduates from professional organizations
