Education

 

ACCREDITED SCHOOLS

To offer an officially accredited Kinesiotherapy program, a college or university must apply to the Committee on Accreditation of Education Programs for Kinesiotherapy (CoA-KT).  The CoA-KT will review and evaluate course offerings, clinical training sites, affiliated personnel, faculty, and resources to determine the degree to which the school meets the Standards and Guidelines for Accredited Educational Programs for Kinesiotherapy. The CoA-KT will then make a recommendation to the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), which is a national, voluntary, specialized accreditation agency representing a broad range of health care disciplines.  It is CAAHEP that gives accreditation to the Kinesiotherapy Program. (www.caahep.org) Education programs are also listed in the annual Health Professions Career and Education Directory, published by the American Medical Association (AMA). http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16039.html