Pathology Course Director Perspectives of a Recent LCME Experience: Preparation in an Integrated Curriculum With the Revised Standards.

ABSTRACT: Preparation for a Liaison Committee of Medical Education (LCME) accreditation site visit is a daunting task for any medical school, particularly for medical schools that have adopted integrated curricula. The LCME accreditation is the standard that all US and Canadian allopathic medical schools must meet in order for the school to award the degree of medical doctor. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) recently underwent a full-scale LCME accreditation visit that was conducted under the newly revised LCME standards and elements. The site visit occurred just 5 years after our school began implementing a totally revised, organ system-based curriculum. Preparing for a critical, high-stakes site visit shortly after transitioning to a totally revised, integrated module

SUBMITTER: Knollmann-Ritschel BEC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5497909 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature