LCME Accreditation
What is LCME Accreditation?
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is nationally recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit educational programs leading to the MD degree, and it completes these visits every eight years to ensure that Yale is meeting national quality standards. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (AMA) are both represented on the LCME.
What is Yale School of Medicine’s Current Status?
YSM’s last accreditation site visit was in October 2023. On March 5, 2024, the LCME informed Yale University of its determination: Continue full accreditation of the medical education program for an eight-year term.
The next formal LCME site visit will take place in academic year 2031-32.
For more information about YSM’s accreditation, please contact Lisa Egan, manager, Office of the Deputy Dean for Education.
What is CQI?
YSM’s two Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Working Groups are responsible for ensuring that there are processes in place for the medical school to continue monitoring its success and compliance with accreditation standards in an ongoing manner.
For more information about YSM’s CQI process, please contact Sabrina Nunez, PhD, associate professor; director of continuous quality improvement (CQI) Strategy.