ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND READING
The following LCME publications are available in downloadable form from the LCME Web site: http://www.lcme.org/
- Functions and Structure of a Medical School. Contains the standards for accreditation against which we will be evaluated. http://www.lcme.org/functions2008jun.pdf
Guide to the Institutional Self-Study.
- Defines the purpose of the self-study and describes how to organize and complete it. http://www.lcme.org/selfstudyguide0910.pdf
- The Role of Students in the Accreditation of Medical Education Programs in the U.S. and Canada. Describes the procedures for conducting a student analysis of the educational program, student services, and the learning environment. It also delineates the role of student in the process: http://www.lcme.org/roleofstudentsguide.pdf