Federal states have warned that the recognition of the UPR medical science campus is in jeopardy

Accreditation company Central State Commission for Higher Education Warned to Medical Science Campus Of University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Given the possibility that their accreditation may be at risk due to non-compliance with company standards.

In particular, the federal states at their March 10 meeting concluded that they did not present sufficient evidence that the standards for medical science, planning, resources, and organizational development were compliant with VI. Explain resources, their source of funding and plans for financial development. In addition, the company must demonstrate responsible financial management, have a budget for the current fiscal year, and complete annual external financial audits.

“The company will be accredited when it is on alert,” the accredited company said, adding that federal regulations regulate the period during which the premises may not comply before further action is taken.

Under federal regulations, a warning is issued that accreditation may be compromised if the institution “does not comply with the accreditation standards, membership requirements, policies and procedures of one or more authorities”, but it is “capable of making appropriate improvements and being compliant again within 36 months”. And when the company exhibits the ability to sustain itself for a long period of time.

Myra Olaverria Cruz, the interim leader of the UPR, pointed out that this was the result of budget cuts faced by the entire UPR system in recent years. Financial Oversight Board (JSF).

“Losing RCM’s recognition is not an option because we do not have the necessary financial resources to ensure the high-level operation that will always make our beloved campus unique.. From the leadership of UPR, we will continue to work to ensure the continued accreditation of this country’s first educational health center.

“We were already anticipating the possible consequences of the budget cuts on the recognition of our academic programs. This is the message that university students have brought to the university to ensure a fair budget allocation, which will continue to be brought to the attention of members of the Legislature and the Financial Oversight Committee,” he added.

No other UPR campus received feedback from the authorizer.

Juan Jos டி de Jesஸ்s Okwento, chairman of the General Council of Medical Science Students, stressed that the student body has been warned of the dangers facing departments by the austerity measures imposed by the board.

“This is a very dangerous thing … If the government does not budget for UPR, the medical science campus, it will threaten the permanence of the company. Losing recognition in the medical sciences would be a major blow not only to Puerto Rico’s education system but also to its healthcare system, ”said de Jesus O’Connor.

Medical Science must submit a report by September 1 showing compliance with member states standards and requirements. After delivery, the team can visit the site of the accredited agency.

“The Commission’s actions reflect the changing landscape in the higher education community, but the shoe is a student-centered commitment that reflects the complexity of its mission and the decisions that are made,” said Dr. Heather F. Perfetti said in written statements.

Virtual meeting of the Central State Committee The controversy erupted when the vice-president did not come in November last year to discuss the state of medical science with representatives of the university administration. Government Board, Failure to Meet Other Members of the Governing Body and Criticisms of the Evaluation Committee At the time, Pedro Euryp, chairman of the evaluation panel in the medical sciences, questioned UPR’s interest in maintaining campus accreditation.

As a result of that meeting, the journal documented evaluators’ concerns about campus compliance with Standard VI related to planning and funding resources. Precisely became one of the areas of non-compliance pointed out when the central states issued its warning.

“In accordance with federal policies and regulations, the Commission notifies the Secretary of Education of the United States, state licensing or accrediting agencies and, at the same time, notices of non-compliant agencies, the agency.”

The campus has 60 days from the date of the decision to deny any information that may be incorrect.

In 2019, medical science Received final warning from accreditation company Delay in completion of audited financial statements to show why the whole university system should not withdraw its accreditation in view of the challenges it faces. Although it was one of only three state universities not to be placed on probation in 2017. All UPR premises Came out of the test And received full accreditation in June 2019, but at that time it was announced that medical science would conduct internal assessments in the 2021 academic year.

In April last year, the Accredited Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced that medical science would lose, starting June 30 this year, Accreditation of Neurosurgical Residence Plan. After a few months, the campus management decided not to appeal the ACGME determination and to close the residency plan this summer with the aim of developing a new approved plan in a couple of years.

Last June, moreover, it emerged that the administration Discontinued Associate Degree in Radiology Who has been put on probation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiology.