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The requirements to serve as a residency director or mentor are listed in the 2025 NCOPE Residency Standards<\/a> under Standard IV.\u00a0 The requirements include a combination of education, post-certification\/licensure experience, and completion of either the Online Residency Program Development Course<\/a> sections I, II & III or\u00a0<\/strong>the\u00a0Approved Clinical Mentor (ACM)<\/a> course within the last 3 years<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Director Requirements for Education, Experience, and NCOPE Training<\/h4>\n

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Mentor Requirements for Education, Experience, and NCOPE Training<\/h4>\n

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