History of NPCC
NPCC is an organization of credentialed nurses dedicated to the offering of professional advancement through credentialing.
This is the history of the organization:
Fall of 2017, the professional nurse group previously credentialing new applications discontinued their program for the nurse specialty in genetics/genomics
October 2017—June 2019, a group of nurses from International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG) recognized the need to support another entity to provide a means for Genetic Nurse credentialing.
· Call for expert genomics nurse volunteers to develop a new organization, separate from ISONG, to provide genomic nurse credentialing.
· 21 volunteer nurses sanctioned by ISONG, worked to develop the Nurse Portfolio Credentialing Commission (NPCC).
· Seven nurses accepted invitation to be initial members of the NPCC Board of Directors.
- One consultant member, previously Executive Director of the Genetics Nursing Credentialing Commission (GNCC) joined the work group.
- All volunteers represented diverse
- geographic location
- employment position
- employers
- number of years in nursing
- number of years in genomics nursing
- number of years certified/credentialed in the specialty
- academic preparation
- certification credentials
June 2019, Tax exempt status awarded. EIN is 83-3210853
July 2019, Volunteer group developed the portfolio assessment program for the NPCC.
August 2019, Initial volunteer group of credentialed nurses chosen as portfolio reviewers based on expertise and longevity of genetics specialty practice
- Participated in beta testing
- inter-rater reliability and validity determined.
December 2, 2019 www.nurseportfolio.org and portfolio submission for credentialing went live.
April 15, 2020 First group of specialty nurses, genetic/genomics, credentialed as ACGN. Investigating the possibility of credentialing other nurse specialty groups.