The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Office of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) is committed to providing high-quality continuing education opportunities for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. PACE registers more than 18,000 healthcare professionals at more than 600 activities in 43 states each year.

PACE is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -- one of a handful of providers in the country to hold the distinction of maintaining dual accreditation. During its last accreditation cycle, PACE received Accreditation with Commendation from the ACCME for its exemplary procedures and processes and full accreditation from the AOA. PACE also maintains providership status by the Texas Nurses Association, National Commission for Health Educator Credentialing, Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners and has formed strategic alliances to educate pharmacists and other members of a healthcare team.

PACE conducts all types of activities, including online, journal, CD-ROM, DVD, live and nontraditional/experimental.

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Become a recognized leader in providing lifelong learning and continuing education opportunities to medical professionals and researchers, the public health workforce, and others who promote, encourage and protect the health of people in areas served by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Office of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) expertly plans lifelong learning and continuing education opportunities to meet the identified and perceived needs of

• Medical professionals and researchers,
• Public health workforce, and
• Others who promote health and safety.

PACE provides learning experiences, including activities of traditional, nontraditional and experimental design, largely focused on primary care and public health issues. In addition, PACE educates specialists and non-professional groups on content related to health and safety.

PACE expects each of its activities to facilitate health promotion, disease prevention and/or encourage understanding of public health issues in the communities it serves.

PACE evaluates and measures the outcomes of its efforts to determine its effectiveness in satisfying these expectations and make changes when needed.

Recent accomplishments
• PACE received full accreditation by the AOA.
• PACE achieved exemplary status, receiving Accreditation with Commendation from the ACCME, placing it in the top five percent of all CME providers in the U.S.
• PACE is the winner of the ACME's Most Outstanding Industry-Supported Certified CME activity (2005).
• PACE is the winner of the Health & Science Communications Association (HeSCA) bronze medal in the CME category at its 2005 international conference in Seattle.
• PACE was awarded a grant by the Aetna Foundation to educate providers on multicultural aspects of end-of-life care.
• PACE staff members hold leadership positions in state and national CME professional organizations.