American Board for Transplant Certification Receives National Accreditation of Three Certification Examinations

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Three certification examinations of the American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) are now accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). The NCCA certification, awarded to ABTC in late July, assures transplant professionals planning to become Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinators (CCTC), Certified Clinical Transplant Nurses (CCTN) or Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinators (CPTC) that their respective ABTC exam adheres to high quality and modern standards of practice in certification.  

ABTC received accreditation by demonstrating compliance with NCCA's Standards of Accreditation of Certification Programs. NCCA ensures adherence to modern, highest quality standards of practice in the certification industry. View NCCA standards online at www.credentialingexcellence.org/ncca. NCCA currently accredits 254 programs that certify individuals including nurses, respiratory therapists, counselors and emergency technicians.

About the ABTC

Founded in 1988, ABTC is a professional certification organization acting in the public interest by establishing and enforcing education, examination, experience and ethics requirements for certification. Currently, 2,204 transplant professionals have CCTC, CCTN and/or CPTC designations. For more information, call (913) 895-4603 or visit www.abtc.net

About NCCA

NCCA is the accrediting body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). ICE's mission is to advance credentialing through education, standards, research and advocacy to ensure competence across professions and occupations. NCCA was founded as a commission whose mission is to help ensure the public health, welfare and safety through the accreditation of a variety of certification programs that assess professional competence. NCCA uses a peer review process to establish accreditation standards, evaluate compliance, recognize programs that demonstrate compliance and serve as a resource on quality certification. For more information, call (202) 367-1165 or visit www.credentialingexcellence.org.

SOURCE American Board for Transplant Certification