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Documents for 2012-2013 Survey Visits
Medical Education Database for Full Accreditation 2012-2013
Medical Education Database for Preliminary Accreditation 2012-2013
Medical Education Database for Provisional Accreditation 2012-2013
Functions and Structure of a Medical School May 2011
Contains the accreditation standards by which programs with accreditation surveys scheduled in the 2012-2013 academic year will be evaluated.Guide to the Institutional Self-study 2012-2013
Defines the purpose of the self-study, describes how to organize and complete it, and provides instructions and guidance for conducting an institutional self-study and compiling a summary report for the LCME.Survey Report Guide 2012-2013
A guidebook directed at survey team members who will be preparing the team’s report. It also contains important information about the specific topics that the survey team will review and evaluate in its assessment of the medical education program.Rules of Procedure
Describes the policies and operating procedures of the LCME.Connections 2012-2013
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.
Documents for 2013-2014 Survey Visits
Medical Education Database for Full Accreditation 2013-2014
Medical Education Database for Preliminary Accreditation 2013-2014
Medical Education Database for Provisional Accreditation 2013-2014
Functions and Structure of a Medical School May 2012
Contains the accreditation standards by which programs with accreditation surveys scheduled in the 2012-2013 academic year will be evaluated.Guide to the Institutional Self-study 2013-2014
Defines the purpose of the self-study, describes how to organize and complete it, and provides instructions and guidance for conducting an institutional self-study and compiling a summary report for the LCME.Survey Report Guide 2013-2014
A guidebook directed at survey team members who will be preparing the team’s report. It also contains important information about the specific topics that the survey team will review and evaluate in its assessment of the medical education program.Rules of Procedure
Describes the policies and operating procedures of the LCME.Connections 2013-2014
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.
LCME Procedures and Policies
Rules of Procedure
Describes policies and practices related to LCME accreditation, the survey process, accreditation decisions and reporting, evaluation and revision of standards, complaint handling, appeals, and other procedures.Functions and Structure of a Medical School
Contains the LCME standards for accreditation of medical education programs leading to the MD degree in the U.S. and Canada. Explanatory annotations are provided to clarify the meaning of standards when necessary. Use of the word "must" signifies an absolute requirement. "Should" is a requirement that must be met unless there is a compelling reason, acceptable to the LCME, for waiving the need to comply with the standard. An updated edition of Functions and Structure of a Medical School (F&S) is published every May. With only one exception, all medical education programs are subject to the most recent set of accreditation standards as outlined in the current edition of F&S. Programs currently engaged in the accreditation process who have already received a blank medical education database in advance of their survey visit will be subject to the standards in the database. Because schools are sent the database a year or more in advance of their survey visit, the standards contained in the database and those in the most current F&S are often out of sync.2012-2013 Survey Report Guide
For full and limited survey visits conducted in the 2012-2013 academic year.2011-2012 Survey Report Guide
For full and limited survey visits conducted in the 2011-2012 academic year.Guidelines for New and Developing Medical Schools
Describes the minimum requirements that must be met in order for the LCME to consider granting provisional accreditation of a new program leading to the M.D. degree.Guidelines for the Conduct of Accreditation Survey Visits 2010-2011
The Role of Students in the Accreditation of Medical Education Programs in the US and Canada
Describes the procedures and format for conducting an independent student analysis of the medical education program, student services, and the learning environment. It also delineates the role of students in the accreditation process. This document is not specific to the 2012-2013 academic year.
LCME Connections
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 Connections 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, Connections 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.
Annual Medical School Questionnaires
Annual Medical School Questionnaires
Each year, the LCME collects data about the structure and operations of accredited medical schools. The information is used for continuous monitoring of medical schools in the interval between surveys.
Forms for Class Size and Branch Campus Proposals
Proposed Class Size Increase Notification Requirements and Form
This document includes LCME requirements regarding the potential impact of an increase in class size on institutional resources for M.D. programs as well as the requirements for reporting a proposed class size increase to the LCME, thresholds for required prior notice, and the documentation to be provided by the school. The form for reporting a proposed class size increase is included to facilitate a school's reporting to the LCME.Proposed New or Expanded Branch Campus Notification Requirements and Form
A school planning to create a new branch campus or to expand an existing branch campus should complete this form and send to the LCME, whether or not the result will be an overall increase in class size.