What is the LCME?
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is a nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the M.D. degree in in the U.S. and Canada. LCME accreditation is a voluntary, peer-reviewed process of quality assurance that determines whether a medical education program meets established standards outlined in the Functions and Structure of a Medical School. This accreditation is required in most states for licensing graduates and receiving federal financial aid. Only graduates of LCME-accredited schools are eligible for residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) purposes.
Message from our Vice Dean for Education
Dear faculty, staff and students,
Thank you for your participation in the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation process for the College of Medicine. To support our self-study efforts, we have convened an institutional self-study task force. The task force includes various subcommittees comprised of faculty, staff and students who will compile data into a package known as the Data Collection Instrument. These groups will review data and identify areas of strength and concern. I am co-chairing the steering committee with Dr. Judith Westman, our designated faculty accreditation lead.
Our medical students will also play an integral role in the accreditation process. Working in parallel with the self-study, students will lead the Independent Student Analysis (ISA), collecting perspectives from the entire student body on the medical education program’s compliance with LCME standards. The data from the ISA will be provided to the various subcommittees and make important contributions to the institutional self-study.
We have developed this website as a resource in our work toward reaccreditation. Here, you can keep up-to-date on the accreditation timeline and ongoing related initiatives, and view lists of individuals involved so that you may share information among one another.
I look forward to working with all of you.
Sincerely,
Daniel Clinchot, MD
Vice Dean for Education