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 questions and exchanging ideas.
Each 90-minute webinar typically starts with the LCME Secretariat or guest speaker(s) giving a presentation on specific “element(s) or topic(s) of the month” followed by a question-and-answer session. Participants are welcome to just listen to the proceedings or to actively engage in the discussion by submitting typed chat questions during the webinar.
Connecting with the Secretariat is a forum for medical school professionals and is not available to the general public. Send an email to lcme@aamc.org to be added to the email distribution list and receive monthly registration information approximately the week before each session.
2025 Webinars
All sessions take place from 1:30-3:00 PM (ET). In the table below is a list of the topics covered and a link to each webinar with access to presentations (posted the day of the webinar). If you have suggestions for Element(s) or Topic(s) of the Month, email lcme@aamc.org.
| Date | Element(s) or Topic(s) of the Month | Speaker(s) |
| January 9, 2025 | Planning and Conducting Your Accreditation Survey Visit | Steven Herrine, MD Vice Dean for Academic Affairs/UME Chair, Department of Medical Education Professor of Internal Medicine Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityYana Panich Executive Assistant, Academic Affairs/UME Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University |
| February 6, 2025 (video presentation available) |
The Independent Student Survey and Analysis- Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Phoebe Livingston, Class of 2026
Mattie Harris, Class of 2026 |
| March 20, 2025 | Spotlight on Students: Being Responsive While Setting Boundaries | No guest speaker. |
| April 17, 2025 | Medical School Structure and Governance Variability: Identifying and Addressing Administrative Challenges | No guest speaker. |
| There is no May 2025 webinar. | ||
| June 5, 2025 | Longstanding Pre-clerkship Educational Program Challenges and Emerging Clerkship Educational Program Challenges | No guest speaker. |
| July 10, 2025 | Designing and Managing the Curriculum | No guest speaker. |
| August 14, 2025 | Focus on Distributed Learning: Shared Governance and Other Issues and Suggested Approaches to Addressing Them | No guest speaker. |
| September 25, 2025 | Mythbusters! | No guest speaker. |
| October 9, 2025 | Mythbusters! | No guest speaker. |
Resources from Past Webinars
Information related to Connecting with the Secretariat webinars are the opinions of the LCME Secretariat and do not reflect the opinion of the members of the LCME. As a courtesy to webinar participants, the LCME Secretariat will occasionally share documents and presentations discussed by guest speakers during these webinars. These presentations/documents have neither been reviewed nor approved by the LCME and are not endorsed by the LCME Secretariat. Presentation slides and/or documents presented on a webinar are available on the event page specific to that webinar under Previous Events.