University Letter

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Student Health Services laboratory recognized for quality

The UND Student Health Services laboratory has met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization.

Accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy in the performance of proficiency testing, and pass a rigorous on-site laboratory survey. Student Health Services laboratory has earned COLA accreditation as a result of a long-term commitment to provide quality service to University of North Dakota students.

COLA is a nonprofit, physician-directed organization promoting quality and excellence in medicine and patient care through programs of voluntary education, achievement and accreditation. COLA is approved by the federal government and sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine.