Table 2 Accreditation, program evaluation, and research in health professions education
| Â | Accreditation | Program Evaluation | Research in HPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mandate | Ensure safe, high-quality programs, institutions, or systems Often mandated | Accountability to decision makers and improvement | Generate new knowledge |
Purpose | Quality assurance and continuous improvement of training | Understanding of context, inputs, implementation, outcomes, impact, or value | Scholarship Advancement of field |
Funding | Often government or professional regulatory body | Variable | Variable |
Methodologies | A wide variety of quantitative and/or qualitative methods are shared | ||