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Student Membership Organizations

• ACHE: American College of Healthcare Executives
• ACMQ: American College of Medical Quality
• ADSA: American Student Dental Association
• AMSA: American Medical Student Association
• APHA: American Public Health Association Student Assembly
• APhA - ASP: American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists
• APTA: American Physical Therapy Student Association
• ASHP: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Student Forum
• HIMSS: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• ICN: International Council of Nurses Student Network
• IFMSA: International Federation of Medical Students' Associations
• IPSF: International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation
• NAESC: National Association of Engineering Student Councils
• NSNA: National Student Nurses’ Association
• PHR: Physicians for Human Rights Student Program
• SOMA: Student Osteopathic Medical Association – Student Network

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Professional Membership Organizations

• AACN: American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• AACP: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges
• ABIM: American Board of Internal Medicine
• ACHCA: American College of Health Care Administrators
• ACP: American College of Physicians
• AHA: American Hospital Association
• AHIMA: American Health Information Management Association
• AMA: American Medical Association
• AMIA: American Medical Informatics Association
• AONE: American Organization of Nurse Executives
• ASHP: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
• MGMA: Medical Group Management Association
• QSEN: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
• USAID Health Care Improvement Project

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University Centers & Institutes

• Center for Health Care Quality — University of Missouri
• Center for Patient Safety — University of Miami
• Clinical Safety Research Unit – Imperial College of Medicine
• Patient Safety Institute - Cleveland Clinic

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Academic & Accrediting Bodies

• AACN: The American Association of Colleges of Nursing

• AACP: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

• ACGME: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

• ACPE: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

• AIAMC: Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Associations Improving Patient Care Initiative
• AUPHA: Association of University Programs in Health Administration
• CAHME: Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
• The Joint Commission: 2009 National Patient Safety Goals & Resources
• LCME: Liaison Committee on Medical Education

• NLN: National League for Nursing

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Government & Non-Profit Organizations

• AAN: American Academy of Nursing Quality of Care Initiative
• AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• CAPS: Consumers Advancing Patient Safety

• Institute for Family-Centered Care
• The Leapfrog Group
• NCPS: National Center for Patient Safety
• NPP: National Priorities Partnership
• NQF: National Quality Forum
• P4Ps: Partnership for Patient Safety

• RAND: Research and Development

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International Organizations

• APS: Aktionsbundnis Patientensicherheit (Germany)
• AQA: Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (United Kingdom)
• AZQ: Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (Germany)
• ÄK: Berlin Chamber of Physicians (Germany)
• Bundesartzekammer (Germany)
• DMGQ Management Academy (Germany)
• EFQM: European Foundation for Quality Management (Europe)
• GQMG: Gesellschaft für Qualitätsmanagement in der Gesundheitsversorgung (Germany)
• The Health Foundation (United Kingdom)
• Improvement Foundation (United Kingdom)
• KTQ: Kooperation für Transparenz und Qualität im Krankenhaus (Germany)
• NPSA: National Patient Safety Agency (United Kingdom)
• WHO: World Health Organization (International)

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Chapter Websites

• Aultman Hospital Chapters
• Centro de Estudios para la Seguridad del Paciente (CESPA)
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Directorate of Health Services Jammu - Jammu and Kashmir
• Emory University - Atlanta
• Northeast Hospital Corporation Chapter at Beverly Hospital - Beverly
• Park University
• Penn State University - University Park
• Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine - Philadelphia
• SUNY - Albany
• Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia
• Universitetet i Bergen & Universitetet i Oslo
• University of California - San Francisco
• University of Chicago
• University of Dundee
• University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
• University of Michigan- Ann Arbor Blog
• University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
• University of Phoenix
• University of San Diego
• University of Tennessee College of Medicine - Chattanooga
• University of Toronto
• Wales Chapter 

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