5/20/24 – This accreditation status only applies to Campbell University as the sponsor for its residency programs and does not affect nor apply to the accreditation for Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM). The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is the accrediting body for CUSOM.
The Campbell University Sponsoring Institution journey began in 2015 when the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the ACGME approved the merger of dual Graduate Medical Education accreditation through the single accreditation system. The timeline for ACGME compliance and accreditation of former AOA accredited programs was to be complete in 2020. The process required not only individual program accreditation but the separate accreditation of a Sponsoring Institution. Campbell became the Sponsoring Institution for all the AOA programs at its affiliate sites as a means to merge resources and promote success and protection of the residents who occupied program training positions across all the Campbell University affiliates. At a time where 70% of the former AOA training programs were successful with their ACGME applications, Campbell University programs experienced 100% success with all applications submitted as a result of the combined efforts from our programs finding ways to support each other across 6 hospital systems.
In May 2023, Campbell University, as the Sponsoring Institution for GME training, responded to ACGME queries, providing insights into its decentralized training model and ensuring the continued accreditation of all sponsored programs within the standard timeframe.
It is my pleasure to provide official notification that on Friday afternoon of May 20, 2024, the Campbell University Sponsoring Institution was awarded Continued Accreditation by the ACGME. This status is reflective of the hard work and dedication of the GME teams not only at Campbell University but at all our affiliate sites.
We will continue to look for ways to evolve, and use innovation and hard work to support the systems who will always be our training partners, those who are learning to become new versions of themselves as well as those partners who are new to the “Campbell Family.” Thank you all for your integrity, patience, perseverance, and most of all your hard work.
Robin King-Thiele, DO
Designated Institutional Official
Campbell University Graduate Medical Education