National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium’s (DBA “Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers”) Policies and Procedures

For the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers’ Accreditation Policies and Procedures (June 2026), click here.

For the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers’ Complaints Policy, please click here.

To submit a formal complaint, please select the appropriate form below:

• Complaint Form for Complaints Against an Accredited Program or Applicant
  Use this form to submit a complaint alleging noncompliance with CAPP accreditation standards, policies, or requirements by an accredited program or applicant.

• Complaint Form for Complaints Against the Accreditation Commission
  Use this form to submit a complaint regarding the conduct, actions, or decisions of the CAPP Accreditation Commission.

For the Accreditation Commission’s Rules of Governance and Integrity of Accreditation Activities (The Rules), click here.

For Accreditation Commission’s Conflict of Interest documents: Conflict of Interest Policy; Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form; and Conflict of Interest Procedures and Procedures to Manage Conflict of Interest.

For the Accreditation Appeals Policy, click here.

For the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers’ Publicity Policy, click here.

For the Notification of Accreditation Actions, click here.

The National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (DBA” Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers”) is recognized by the United States Department of Education as the accrediting agency for postgraduate nurse practitioner training programs and joint nurse practitioner and physician assistant/associate training programs in the U.S. The public has a right to contact the U.S. Department of Education with feedback or a complaint.

The Accreditation Commission can accredit Physician Assistant/Physician Associate (PA)-only postgraduate training programs. However, accreditation of PA-only postgraduate training programs is not currently included in the Commission’s federally recognized scope with the U.S. Department of Education.

To contact the U.S. Department of Education, please see below:

Phone: 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327)

Website: Home | U.S. Department of Education

Mailing Address:

The U.S. Department of Education (ED)
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202

Updated and Approved on 07/08/2026