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LCME Annual Meeting Program

Saturday, November 3, 2007

10:00 - Noon

LCME Workshop for Accreditation Site Surveyors (Closed)

This small-group session is targeted to both new and experienced survey team members assigned to upcoming LCME accreditation survey visits. Separate learning exercises will be targeted to each group. Through interactive exercises, participants will focus on interpretation of LCME accreditation standards, team member roles, and conduct of the site visit. Attendance is by invitation only and limited to those persons assigned to site visits prior to December 2008.

 

Marriott Wardman Park - Maryland C

1:00 - 2:30p

LCME Workshop for Survey Team Secretaries (Closed)

This session will provide opportunities for small-group discussion regarding new standards and policies, development of the site visit schedule, roles and responsibilities of team members, conduct of the site visit, and preparation of the survey report. Group exercises will address the particular challenges faced by team secretaries. Attendance is by invitation only and is limited to those persons assigned as team secretaries on site visits prior to December 2008.

 

Marriott Wardman Park - Eisenhower

3:00 - 5:00p

Medical School Preparation for LCME Accreditation

This session is targeted to schools undergoing accreditation surveys in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. Staff from the LCME Secretariat, as well as a panel of guest speakers, will focus on strategies for an effective self-study and planning for the on-site survey. The session also will address new and revised accreditation standards. This session is open to all Annual Meeting registrants.

Panelists:
T. Andrew Albritton, MD
Associate Dean for Curriculum
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine

Susan L. Rattner, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and
Undergraduate Medical Education
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Myles N. Sheehan, SJ, MD
Senior Associate Dean
Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago

LCME Staff:
Barbara Barzansky, PhD
Interim LCME Secretary
AMA

Dan Hunt, MD, MBA
LCME Secretary
AAMC


Marriott Wardman Park - Maryland A/B

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

10:00 - Noon

LCME Town Hall
Distributed Medical Education: Coloring within the Lines of Accreditation

This session will provide an opportunity for dialog among panelists, LCME staff, and attendees about the effective management of education at multiple instructional sites. Panel discussion will focus on the various accreditation standards related to distributed education and the actions schools have taken to address the challenges posed by those standards.

Panelists:
Christopher C. Colenda, MD, MPH
The Jean & Thomas McMullin Dean of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Dan Hunt, MD, MBA
LCME Secretary
AAMC

Marsha D. Rappley, MD
Dean
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Moderator:
Barbara Barzansky, PhD
Interim LCME Secretary
AMA


Marriott Wardman Park - Maryland A/B

1:00 - 2:30p

Public Hearing on Proposed Changes in LCME Standards

The LCME will hold a hearing for public comment on proposed changes in accreditation standards relating to diversity. Proposed changes include replacing existing standards on student diversity (MS-8) and faculty diversity (FA-1) with a new standard and annotation to be located in the Institutional Setting section of Functions and Structure of a Medical School, the LCME's accreditation standards document. The full text and rationale for each proposed change, as well as instructions for submitting written comment, can be found on the LCME Web site.

Marriott Wardman Park -
Washington 2/3

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