Annette C. Reboli, MD, Dean at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University concluded her term as LCME Chair in June 2024. Robert DiPaola, MD, Provost, and Co-Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine concluded his term as LCME Chair-elect in June 2024. James Graham, MD, Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine will serve as LCME Chair effective July 2024. Bradley E. Britigan, MD, Dean at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, was appointed Chair-elect of the LCME effective July 2024.
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LCME Secretariat Staff Welcomes New Assistant Secretary (AAMC)
The LCME Secretariat staff is pleased to announce that Donna M. Russo, PhD has been named its LCME Assistant Secretary/AAMC Senior Director, LCME Surveys and Team Training (AAMC). Dr. Russo will join the LCME DC office on April 1, 2024. In 2023, Dr. Russo was elected as a professional member of the LCME. She has spent the last 24 years at Drexel University, 22 of which she has served in several roles in the dean’s office. She has been part of the survey process at her school as a faculty accreditation lead as well as chair of the self-study task
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The LCME Honors the 2023 Donna M. Waechter LCME Distinguished Service Award Recipient Paul B. Roth, MD, MS
The LCME is pleased to announce that Paul B. Roth, MD, MS has received the 2023 Donna M. Waechter LCME Distinguished Service Award. The award was established in 2012 to express the profound gratitude of the LCME for the tireless service and dedication contributed by the often unsung individuals whose efforts make the LCME peer review process possible and who have had a direct impact on the excellence of medical education in the United States. Read more about the LCME Distinguished Service Award.
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LCME Distinguished Service Award has been Renamed
The LCME renamed its award to the Donna M. Waechter LCME Distinguished Service Award to honor Donna M. Waechter, LCME Assistant Secretary, who encapsulated the qualities of those who receive this award. More about the award and a list of past awardees can be found here.
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New LCME Chair-elect and Members for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Jerry R. Youkey, MD, Founding Dean Emeritus at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville concluded his term as LCME Chair in June 2023. Annette C. Reboli, MD, Dean at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University will serve as LCME Chair effective July 2023. Robert DiPaola, MD, Dean at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, was appointed Chair-elect of the LCME effective July 2023. The LCME welcomes the following new members, as of June 2023: Rana Andary 4th Year Medical Student University of California Irvine, School of Medicine Student Member (2023-24) Randolph J. Canterbury, MD Wilford
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New LCME Chair-elect and Members for the 2022-23 Academic Year
Robert D. Simari, MD, Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center concluded his term as LCME Chair in June 2022. Jerry R. Youkey, MD, Founding Dean Emeritus at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville will serve as LCME Chair effective July 2022. Annette C. Reboli, MD, Dean at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, was appointed Chair-elect of the LCME effective July 2022. The LCME welcomes the following new members, as of June 2022: Bradley E. Britigan, MD Dean University of Nebraska College of Medicine Professional Member (2022-25) Susan Cox, MD Associate Dean, Accreditation,
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