Connections
The Connections document 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 for the accreditation process. Over time, the LCME Secretariat will add additional information to the Connections document, including information about the frequency with which individual standards are cited, the specific nature of those citations, and a section for "Secretariat Comments" about the areas of noncompliance identified by teams during survey visits.
Click on the standard categories below for a PDF of each group's Connections documentation:
Institutional Setting
Educational Program for the MD Degree
Medical Students
Faculty
Educational Resources