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Acronyms 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 73
74 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 TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language