Get Started on the JRC-DMS Self Study

To get started on the process, proceed with the following steps:

	Visit the CAAHEP website and complete the Request for Accreditation Services»
	Download the current CAAHEP Standards and review to assure compliance with the requirements and guidelines prior to beginning the JRC-DMS Self Study.
	After review of the CAAHEP Standards, use this JRC-DMS Self-Study document as a guide. Four to six months prior to the expected submission/due date of the self study, please e-mail online-accredit@jrcdms.org to request the self study instrument be scheduled in the program’s Online Portal account. New programs applying for initial accreditation note: The account is typically created after receiving the Request for Accreditation Services (RAS) confirmation. Other documents needed to complete the JRC-DMS Self Study: Self-Study List of Document Uploads with Labels Annual Report Template (For Initial Programs) Self-Study (Anonymous) Student Questionnaire Advisory Board Member Roster Clinical Affiliate Form Per Concentration Program Clinical Rotation Matrix Student Clinical Log Participation Summary CV Forms and Curriculum Development Worksheet Summary CV Form Program Personnel Summary CV Form Medical Advisor Curriculum Development and Educational Experience Worksheet Curriculum Worksheets and Maps Curricular Sequence and Schedule of Courses General Education and Common Curriculum Abdomen - Extended Adult Cardiac Breast MSK OB/GYN Pediatric Cardiac Vascular Master List of Clinical Competencies Surveys, Matrices and Communication Log Personnel Resource Survey Student Resource Survey Program Resource Matrix with Survey Instructions Program and Clinical Communication Log Employer Survey Graduate Survey Graduate Employer Matrix Standards Resources Proficiency vs Competency Clarification Q&A-JRCDMS CAAHEP Standards and Guideline Overview DMS Standards Interpretive Guide
	Submit the self study in the Online Portal. The accreditation fee and the anonymous student questionnaires must be received and processed in the JRC-DMS office prior to being assigned to a self study reviewer.

After You Submit

Upon conclusion of the site visit, applicant educational programs receive a letter that includes the site visit findings. If any additional information is required as a result of the site visit, those details are requested within the letter.

Programs will receive communication from the JRC-DMS following its review of the submitted self study, regarding any additional information needed and/or to provide preferred dates for the scheduling of the site visit. Read more about the site visit process at jrcdms.org/sitevisit.htm»

Information is reviewed and a final accreditation recommendation is rendered by the JRC-DMS Board of Directors and provided to CAAHEP. The CAAHEP Board of Directors reviews the JRC-DMS recommendation and makes the final accreditation decision.

The length of time involved in education programs’ preparation of the self study, as well as receipt of accreditation decisions from the JRC-DMS, varies greatly from program to program based upon the readiness of the program in terms of compliance to the CAAHEP Standards, the completeness of the JRC-DMS Self Study, whether additional information must be submitted and the availability of site visit dates.

Additional steps are required once a program is accredited to maintain JRC-DMS accreditation. Read more at jrcdms.org/maintain.htm.

Get Started on the JRC-DMS Self Study

Summary CV Forms and Curriculum Development Worksheet

Curriculum Worksheets and Maps

Surveys, Matrices and Communication Log

Standards Resources

After You Submit