AACN American Association of Colleges of Nursing
AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASPH Association of Schools of Public Health
CDA Career Development Award
CME continuing medical education
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
DEXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
EMR electronic medical record
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FTE full-time employee
GED General Education Degree
GME graduate medical education
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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AACN American Association of Colleges of Nursing
AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASPH Association of Schools of Public Health
CDA Career Development Award
CME continuing medical education
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
DEXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
EMR electronic medical record
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FTE full-time employee
GED General Education Degree
GME graduate medical education
HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
OCR for page 73
ENSURING QUALITY CANCER CARE
IOM Institute of Medicine
MD Medical Doctor
MedPAC Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
NCI National Cancer Institute
NIH National Institutes of Health
NINR National Institute of Nursing Research
NP nurse practitioner
ONS Oncology Nursing Society
PA physician assistant
RN registered nurse
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