The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the MD degree in U.S. and Canadian medical schools. The LCME is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.

Survey Prep Sessions
The LCME will host a number of sessions to support programs preparing for upcoming survey visits, including Connecting with the Secretariat, a monthly Q&A conference call with the LCME Co-Secretaries, and an all-day Survey Visit Kickoff Workshop to be held in June. Visit the LCME Events page for details.

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LCME Connections
LCME Connections provides an integrated view of LCME accreditation standards by connecting the text of each standard to (1) its corresponding annotation, (2) the medical education database questions related to that standard, (3) the questions that the institutional self-study committee must address and (4) the findings that survey team members must document in the survey report. Each component of the Connections document is already accessible on the LCME website, albeit in various LCME publications. By connecting each standard to the relevant section of each related LCME publication, the Connections document provides a more nuanced understanding of the intent of each standard and the goals of the accreditation process. Read Connections for each standard here.

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LCME News

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Achieves Candidate School Status

Central Michigan University School of Medicine Receives Preliminary Accreditation

View the "Medical School Preparation for LCME Accreditation" Presentation

LCME Implements New Category of Compliance with Accreditation Standards

Medical Education Databases Available for Surveys in 2012-2013

Process for Appeal of an Adverse Action: Denial or Withdrawal of Accreditation