Date Time Nurse Residency Program earns ANCC accreditation, with distinction With confetti and cheers at the ready, a group of nurse leaders and nurses heard the exciting news today: UC Davis Health’s Nurse Residency Program has been accredited, with distinction, by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC). It is the first and only program in the Sacramento region to earn this status. UC Davis Health nurses celebrated accreditation of the health system’s New Nurse Residency Program in a confetti-filled ceremony. “We’ve been working toward this for a long time, so it was great to finally hear the words,” said Alicia Vasey, nurse residency program director.