Applying North American medical education accreditation standards internationally in the United Arab Emirates.

Objective: Health care and health professions education are becoming increasingly global, yet no formal international accrediting body exists for medical education. Among the challenges in developing international standards for medical education is the variation in program models, with some regions offering six-year bachelor's degrees and others, including North America, customarily requiring a bachelor's degree prior to admission to a 4-year graduate-level degree program. This study sought to determine the applicability of the USA Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation standards internationally as the foundation for program development, quality improvement, and program evaluation in a program that follows the North American medical education model in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

DNP-Authored Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals 2012-2018.

Background: The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) nurse is recognized as a practice scholar in nursing and leadership; moreover, the volume of published scholarship from DNP authors is expanding.

Purpose: The aim of this research was to quantify and analyze DNP-authored peer-reviewed journal publications from 2012 through 2018.

Methods: This was a descriptive analysis of DNP graduate publications found in the WorldCat database from 2012 through 2018.