Liaison Committee on Medical Education

Liaison Committee on Medical Education
AbbreviationLCME
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
Location
  • United States and Canada
Parent organization
Websitelcme.org

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is an accrediting body for educational programs at schools of medicine in the United States and Canada.[1] The LCME is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Medical Association.

The committee publishes many guides and standards,[2] including the Directory of Accredited Medical Education Programs.[3] The LCME currently accredits 155 U.S. schools, which includes 4 in Puerto Rico, as well as 17 others in Canada.[4] The LCME accredits the schools that grant a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. Graduates of LCME-accredited schools are eligible for residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

  1. ^ Glossary. ACGME website."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2001-04-24. Retrieved 2007-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Publications". LCME. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  3. ^ "Directory of Accredited Programs". LCME. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  4. ^ "Directory of Accredited Programs". LCME. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
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