Medical schools applying for accreditation compile and submit a survey package to the LCME that is reviewed by a survey team. The package contains a number of documents – many of which include data and information from students.
LCME Accreditation
Accreditation status ensures that the EVMS School of Medicine meets national standards for structure, function and performance.
LCME Accreditation
About LCME
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation is a process that occurs every eight years. EVMS received its last letter of full accreditation in 2012. If the LCME has concerns about a school’s ability to meet accreditation requirements, they may offer provisional accreditation and return prior to the eight-year cycle.
Accreditation components
Data Collection Instrument
Includes the medical school’s response to questions for each accreditation element. It's organized into 12 standards and 93 elements.
Institutional Self-Study Report
The medical school’s own analysis of its performance in each of the accreditation elements.
Independent Student Analysis
Contains the results and analysis of a student-developed questionnaire of LCME-required questions.
AAMC Medical School Graduate Questionnaire
Survey completed by fourth-year medical students that contains both the medical school’s results and national comparison data.
An LCME Survey Team will virtually visit EVMS on Oct. 5 and Oct. 6, 2020.