Accreditation Reference Materials
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