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  2. Professional licensure in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Licensing standards can differ widely from state to state, and the fields and occupations which states require to be licensed may differ widely. Some states may require a written examination for a license, while others may require several years of field experience as a student or intern, or both.

  3. List of professional designations in the United States

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    state licensing board Professional Landscape Architect: PLA: state licensing board Professional Planner: PP: state licensing board (NJ [10]) Registered Interior Designer: RID: state licensing board National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certified: NCARB: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

  4. Occupational licensing - Wikipedia

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    Restricting entry by licensing is arguably a convenient and effective method of maintaining the high standards, high status and elite privileges of a profession [citation needed] as well as acting to eliminate competition from those who provide a cheaper but (allegedly) sub-standard service. Organizations such as the American Medical ...

  5. Community Health Accreditation Program - Wikipedia

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    In 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in community-based care. The organization was created as a joint venture between the American Public Health Association and the National League for Nursing (NLN). CHAP became a separately incorporated, non-profit subsidiary of the NLN in 1988, under the CHAP name.

  6. CIDQ - Wikipedia

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    CIDQ is an organization of regulatory boards and provincial associations in the United States and Canada.Its core purpose is to protect the health, life, safety, and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design.

  7. List of international healthcare accreditation organizations

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    The International Society for the Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) is the umbrella organization responsible for accrediting the Joint Commission accreditation scheme in the US and Accreditation Canada International, as well as accreditation organizations in the United Kingdom and Australia. [1]

  8. In the United States, certification and licensure requirements for law enforcement officers vary significantly from state to state. [1] [2] Policing in the United States is highly fragmented, [1] and there are no national minimum standards for licensing police officers in the U.S. [3] Researchers say police are given far more training on use of firearms than on de-escalating provocative ...

  9. National Board of Medical Examiners - Wikipedia

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    The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), founded in 1915, is a United States non-profit which develops and manages assessments of student physicians. Known for its role in developing the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in partnership with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), USMLE examinations for medical students and residents are used by medical licensing ...