Michelle A. Beauchesne, DNSc, RN, CPNP
President
195 Barbara Road
Waltham, MA 02453
Email: M.Beauchesne@neu.edu

May 20, 2002 Mary Champagne, PhD, RN, FAAN
Jean Johnson, PhD, NP, FAAN
Co-Facilitators, NTF Dear Dr. Champagne and Dr. Johnson, On behalf of the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, I am pleased to write a letter of support for the newly revised Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs. This document is very timely and essential to ensure the quality of all nurse practitioner (NP) programs. My organization agrees with the philosophy behind this work and shares its goal of excellence in NP education. It is with great enthusiasm that we formally endorse this work. The AFPNP has long been committed to excellence in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) education. Our Philosophy and Terminal Competencies have guided PNP programs since 1977. It is our hope that this new comprehensive document will be utilized in conjunction with the newly proposed core competencies for primary care nurse practitioners to strengthen the content of all NP programs. The NTF is to be commended for bringing so many experts in NP education together to collaborate on this much needed criteria which should facilitate consistency in NP educational models. Both the process and the final outcomes reflect much thought and consideration of the diverse needs of many NP specialties. We will look forward to using this critical document. Sincerely,

Michelle A. Beauchesne, DNSc, RN, CPNP