The Commission on Accreditation (COA) of the Council on Chiropractic Education of Canada (CCEC) recently announced that the probationary sanction against the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières (UQTR) doctor of chiropractic program has been lifted.
In reaching its decision to remove the sanction, the COA followed the procedures outlined in the CCEC Standards for Doctor of Chiropractic Programmes - the same standards used to place the program on probation in January 2002, at which time the commission deferred a decision to reaffirm UQTR's accreditation, citing "failure to comply with established accreditation criteria."
According to the Standards, the COA could have revoked accreditation status entirely if UQTR failed to correct deficiencies or otherwise failed to comply with the requirement standards.
The UQTR chiropractic program will be reviewed again in the fall of 2005, as regularly scheduled. Between accreditation reviews, all accredited programs are required to submit status reports and meet with the COA annually.
For more information on UQTR's doctor of chiropractic program, call (819) 376-5011 or send correspondence to:
The Université du Québec à Trois Rivières
3351, Boulevard Des Forges,
Casier postal 500
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
G9A 5H7 Canada
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