Sunday, November 2, 2025 – Tuesday, November 4, 2025
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Private LCME Consultations

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Secretariat staff is available by appointment to meet with representatives from schools who seek guidance on issues unique to their school. These in-person meetings range from 30 to 60 minutes depending on the complexity of the discussion.

To schedule a private consultation, please complete the LCME Consultation Request form.

Sunday, November 2, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Strategic Re-Visioning of the LCME Accreditation Standards: Take Two

The current environments at medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME®) reflect substantive changes driven by several factors. These include an increase in the number of new medical schools, increases in class sizes, the creation of new regional campuses at established medical schools, increases in DO-granting and other health professions programs, health system consolidations, and the impact of intrainstitutional, governmental, market, and technological forces on necessary medical education resources.

In June 2024, the LCME accrediting authority initiated a strategic visioning process in recognition of these challenges and the pressures they exert on ensuring the quality and sustainability of its accredited medical education programs. At that time, the LCME accrediting authority identified what it believes are the top 10 challenges its accredited medical schools will face over the next decade. At its Learn Serve Lead 2024 session, the LCME accrediting authority solicited input on those challenges from session participants.

1. The objectives of this session are to:
   Report on the status of the visioning process to date, including how input obtained at the November 2024 session and through interactions with colleague groups since then has been considered by the LCME accrediting authority; and
2. Solicit reactions to the current work product and further feedback on considerations to be shared with the LCME accrediting authority at this point in the collaborative process.

Session Speakers

Veronica Catanese, MD, MBA
LCME Co-Secretary & Senior Director, Accreditation
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Barbara Barzansky, PhD, MHPE
LCME Co-Secretary & Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
American Medical Association (AMA)

Robert Hash, MD, MBA
LCME Assistant Secretary & Associate Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
American Medical Association (AMA)

Donna Russo, PhD
LCME Assistant Secretary & Senior Director, Surveys and Team Training
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Sunday, November 2, 2025
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

LCME Service Recognition Reception and Award Ceremony

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) will host the Service Recognition Reception and Award Ceremony to honor the LCME volunteer community; survey team members, secretaries, and chairs; and members of the LCME whose significant and continued efforts make the work of the LCME possible.

Attendance is by invitation only.

To read more about the Donna M. Waechter LCME Distinguished Service Award and recipients, click here.