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Becoming a Program of Excellence

Interested in learning more about the Programs of Excellence application process? Want to know how to use the document as a tool for continuous improvement of your program? Come learn about the indicators of excellence as well as the process for conducting a program self-review and establishing an action plan for moving your program toward the designation of Programs of Excellence.

GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

Goal

The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with a general understanding of the criteria of Programs of Excellence and to present strategies for using the Programs of Excellence application document as a tool for program self-improvement.

Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Define what it means to hold the designation of Programs of Excellence;
  2. Explain the process and purpose for conducting a program self-review;
  3. Identify strong and weak responses to quality indicators using the scoring criteria;
  4. Review their own programs, using quality indicators, to identify strengths as well as areas for improvement; and
  5. Establish an action plan for implementing a continuous program improvement process.