The Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) recently completed the second-to-last step in the renewal of CNME’s recognition as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). The CNME’s USDE staff reviewer presented the Department’s recommendation for a five-year renewal (the maximum allowed) with no adverse findings. The National Advisory Committee for Institutional Quality and Integrity members voted unanimously to recommend that the Assistant Secretary for Post Secondary Education renew CNME’s recognition for five years. CNME’s mission is quality assurance: serving the public by accrediting naturopathic medical education programs that meet or exceed CNME’s standards. Students and graduates of programs accredited or preaccredited (candidacy) by CNME are eligible to apply for the naturopathic licensing examinations administered by the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE), and are generally eligible for state and provincial licensure in the U.S. and Canada. For more information, please visit: http://www.cnme. org.
