| AAHE | Association for the Advancement of Health Education |
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| AAHPER | American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation |
| ACCME | Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education |
| ACGME | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| ACHE | American College of Healthcare Executives; American Council for Headache Education |
| education, graduate | Studies beyond the bachelor's degree at an institution having graduate programs for the purpose of preparing for entrance into a specific field, and obtaining a higher degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| education, medical | Use for general articles concerning medical education. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, medical, continuing | Educational programs designed to inform physicians of recent advances in their field. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, medical, graduate | Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, medical, undergraduate | The period of medical education in a medical school. In the united states it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the m.d. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nonprofessional | Education and training outside of that for the professions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing | Use for general articles concerning nursing education. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, associate | A two-year program in nursing education in a community or junior college leading to an a.d. (associate degree). Graduates of this program are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, baccalaureate | A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a b.s.n. (bachelor of science in nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, continuing | Educational programs designed to inform nurses of recent advances in their fields. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, diploma programs | Programs usually offered in hospital schools of nursing leading to a registered nurse diploma (rn). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, graduate | Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education of mentally retarded | The teaching or training of those individuals with subnormal intellectual functioning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, pharmacy | Formal instruction, learning, or training in the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs in the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, pharmacy, continuing | Educational programs designed to inform graduate pharmacists of recent advances in their particular field. (12 Dec 1998) |