About

The Children's of Alabama Accrediting Continuing Education Program, established in 1977, strives to continually improve quality of care by providing high quality educational activities which are relevant to the hospital's mission, the patient population served, and the types of services provided. The ACE Program is a direct responsibility of the Board of Trustees and the Medical Executive Committee and is accredited by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.

The Children's of Alabama ACE Program accredits a variety of activities and is supported by the Children's of Alabama ACE Committee and the Medical Education Resources Department. All educational content contained in our ACE activities is planned in accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support – Standards to Ensure the Independence of ACE Activities.

Children’s of Alabama Mission & Vision

The mission of Children’s of Alabama is to provide the finest pediatric health services to all children in an environment that fosters excellence in research and medical education. Children’s will be an advocate for all children and work to educate the public about issues affecting children's health and well-being.

The vision of Children’s of Alabama is to be nationally recognized as a comprehensive regional and national pediatric healthcare center providing one class of excellent patient care through innovative and proven clinical care, education and research.

Children's of Alabama shall have as its values:

  • Trust
  • Teamwork
  • Compassion (for patients, families and employees)
  • Innovation
  • Commitment 


Children’s of Alabama Accrediting Continuing Education Expected Results

The expected result of the Accrediting Continuing Education Program of Children’s of Alabama’s educational activities is that participating physicians enhance their knowledge, competence and skills in the subject area(s) offered, and apply the knowledge and skills to improve competence, performance and/or patient outcomes in their practice settings. All ACE activities are expected to result in improved quality and delivery of care to the pediatric patient as measured by physician questionnaires, hospital collected data, and/or local/state/national data on patient outcomes.