History & Mission
The American Medical Association (AMA) established the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) in the late 1960s with the responsibility of accrediting allied health education programs, with significant financial subsidies by the AMA. From 1974 to 1979 various allied health organizations worked on writing the Essentials for the field of ophthalmology.
The Joint Review Committee for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (JRC-OMA) was founded in the mid-seventies when the Standards and Guidelines were first adopted. JRC-OMA evolved into the Joint Review Committee for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (JRC-OMP) in the mid-eighties, and later became the Committee on Accreditation of Ophthalmic Medical Personnel (CoA-OMP).
In 1994, the AMA relinquished its responsibilities of programmatic accreditation, dissolving CAHEA. CAHEA transferred its functions to the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). CoA-OMP remained as one of the 18 recognized Committees on Accreditation (CoA's) within the CAAHEP system.
In 2005 CoA-OMP separated from the CAAHEP system to become a freestanding accreditor of OMP programs, and became the Commission on Accreditation for Ophthalmic Medical Programs.
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