Substantive Changes to Publications

This page was last updated on May 9, 2025.

In response to feedback and requests for more specificity about what changed in new versions of LCME publications, the LCME Secretariat staff have been developing the LCME Publications Change Log (click to download).

This document lists substantive changes made to LCME publications currently on the LCME website. The Change Log will be routinely updated in the weeks following publications being made available on the LCME website. The current expectation is that the Change Log will be updated again in late May 2025, and then again in late July 2025 to detail any substantive changes to upcoming publications. This timeline may be adjusted depending on staff workload.

About the Change Log

• It does not list all changes to publications, but instead lists substantive changes that alter the meaning or scope of the standard, element, or question that supports the elements.
• It does not include minor changes such as those made to grammar.
• It is divided into sections by publication name.
• It lists changes to LCME accreditation elements and standards only in the sections for the Functions and Structure of a Medical School document and for each of the DCI documents, not in the sections for every document in which the changed items appear.

Questions about the Change Log can be emailed to lcme@aamc.org.