Table of Contents LCME Awards About the Donna M. Waechter LCME Distinguished Service Award The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) reviews and awards accreditation status to educational programs leading to the MD degree in the United States. This peer review process is dependent on volunteers who devote countless hours to improving medical education through accreditation. The LCME Distinguished Service Award was created in 2012 to express the profound gratitude of the LCME for the tireless service and immeasurable dedication contributed by these often “unsung” individuals, whose efforts are directly tied to the excellence of medical education in the United States today.
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Topic of the Month is Independent Student Analysis (ISA). The guest speakers are students from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine. A recording of the presentation is available.
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Topic of the Month is New Standards, New DCI: How to Prepare for your Survey Visit. Guest speaker is David R. Lambert, MD Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
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Connecting with the Secretariat Webinar January through October, the LCME Secretariat hosts a monthly Connecting with the Secretariat webinar that provides an interactive discussion of the accreditation process, including the intent and meaning of LCME elements and peer sharing of approaches to meeting LCME expectations in a way that recognizes the character of individual institutions and that encourages innovation. Designed to address both the specific needs of schools preparing for a survey visit and to provide a forum for all schools to engage in a discussion about continuous quality improvement, Connecting with the Secretariat is an off-the-record forum for asking
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