The Role of Programmatic Accreditation, Certification, and Career Advancement.

Advancing the exercise profession by setting exercise physiologists' standards for quality assurance in educational preparation, professional credentials, and career advancement. Apply It!: The purpose of this article is to outline the pathway that the exercise profession must follow to establish a professional identity. After reading this article, readers will be reminded of the following: • Continuing education is a mandatory requirement to maintain one's professional certification. • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts Exercise Physiologists to have a 10% expected job growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]