Workshop Opportunities for Surveyors and Schools

Each year the LCME offers school orientation sessions, surveyors training workshops, and other programs of interest at the AMA's Annual Meeting (in June) and at the AAMC's Annual Meeting (in the fall).

PowerPoint presentations from the 2009 AAMC Annual Meeting are now available (see below).

LCME Sessions at AAMC Annual Meeting - November 2009 - Boston, Massachusetts

LCME Workshop for Accreditation Site Surveyors - (By invitation only.)
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Sheraton Boston Hotel (Gardner A/B room)
This small-group session was targeted to both new and experienced survey team members assigned to upcoming LCME accreditation survey visits. Separate learning exercises were targeted to each group. Through interactive exercises, participants focused on interpretation of LCME accreditation standards, team member roles, and conduct of the site visit. Attendance was limited to those persons assigned to site visits prior to December 2010. For more information, contact Susan Mortensen, Director, Accreditation Services, AAMC, at smortensen@aamc.org or 202-828-0596.

LCME Workshop for Survey Team Chairs and Secretaries - (By invitation only.)
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1:00 - 2:45 p.m.
Sheraton Boston Hotel (Fairfax B room)
This session provides opportunities for small-group discussion regarding new standards and policies, development of the site visit schedule, roles and responsibilities of team members, conduct of the site visit, and preparation of the survey report. Group exercises addressed the particular challenges faced by team chairs and secretaries. Attendance was limited to those persons assigned to serve as team chair or secretary on site visits prior to December 2010. For more information, contact Susan Mortensen, Director, Accreditation Services, AAMC, at smortensen@aamc.org or 202-828-0596.

Medical School Preparation for LCME Accreditation - (Open to all Annual Meeting registrants)
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Sheraton Boston Hotel (Back Bay C room)
This session was targeted to schools undergoing accreditation surveys in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. Staff from the LCME Secretariat, as well as a panel of guest speakers, focused on strategies for an effective self-study and planning for the on-site survey. The session addressed new and revised accreditation standards. For more information, contact Susan Mortensen, Director, Accreditation Services, AAMC, at smortensen@aamc.org or 202-828-0596.
Access the PowerPoint presentation from this session. NEW (PDF, 276 kb)

Panel:
Joyce M. Fried
Assistant Dean
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California Los Angeles

Richard A. Hoppmann, M.D.
Dean
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Panta Rouhani
Medical Student, M.D./Ph.D. Program
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

LCME Town Hall Session - (Open to all Annual Meeting registrants)
Ensuring Compliance with Recent Standards on Diversity and the Learning Environment
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Sheraton Boston Hotel (Back Bay C room)
The LCME has recently implemented three accreditation standards in the areas of diversity, pipeline programs, and the learning environment. This session consisted of presentations that described the origin of these standards and early efforts to address them by schools currently preparing for full survey visits. In addition, the audience participated in small-group discussions about policies, procedures, and practices that enhance schools' efforts in these areas. For more information, contact Susan Mortensen, Director, Accreditation Services, AAMC, at smortensen@aamc.org or 202-828-0596.
Access the PowerPoint presentation from this session. NEW (PDF, 982 kb)

Panel:
David A. Acosta, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director, Multicultural Affairs
University of Washington School of Medicine

Janet Lindemann M.D.
Dean of Medical Student Education
Sanford School of Medicine of
The University of South Dakota

Patrick E. McBride, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean, Students
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine

Michael J. Reichgott, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs and Graduate Medical Education
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

LCME Sessions at AMA Annual Meeting - June 2010 - Chicago, Illinois

Orientation for Medical Schools with Upcoming LCME Survey Visits
Date and Time to be announced
Hotel to be announced
This session, scheduled for schools with accreditation surveys in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, will update administrators and staff on LCME accreditation policies and procedures. Deans and administrative staff involved in the preparation of the pre-survey medical education database and institutional self-study should find this session helpful. For more information, contact Marina Ramos, Accreditation Administrator, American Medical Association, at marina_ramos@ama-assn.org or (312) 464-4662.