LCME 2025 Accreditation Communication | Issue 10

Issue 10 | October 2024

LCME 2025 Accreditation Survey Visit Communication
 

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) will be performing an on-site survey visit for our next reaccreditation cycle from January 26-29, 2025. The LCME is the national accrediting organization for U.S. medical education programs leading to the MD degree. UCI School of Medicine received its most recent full eight-year reaccreditation in 2017.

News & Events: 20th Anniversary Celebration of PRIME-LC

On October 18, 2024, the School of Medicine celebrated the 20^th anniversary of the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), a five-year, dual-degree mission-based program designed to graduate leaders and physician-activists who will work in underserved Latino communities. The program has graduated 172 students since its inception and has served as a model for other medical schools to follow. This celebration was attended by distinguished guests including many PRIME-LC alumni; Steve Goldstein, UCI vice chancellor for health affairs; University of California President Michael V. Drake; Dean Michael Stamos; Xavier Becerra, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Diana Ramos, California’s surgeon general.

Read more about the 20-year history of the PRIME-LC program and meet some of the outstanding alumni leaders.

Follow the Zot Quality Improvements in the monthly Medical Education newsletter for additional updates that support our students.

LCME Spotlight
Standard 10: Medical Student Selection, Assignment and Progress

LCME Standard 10 focuses on admission requirements and effective policies and procedures for medical student selection, enrollment and assignment. UCI School of Medicine has had a long history of recruiting a highly competitive student body. Our most recent incoming class is no exception as evidenced in the 2024 First-Year Class Profile.

To learn more about the admissions process for the MD degree program, explore the UCI School of Medicine Admissions website. Faculty who are interested in participating in the admissions process should contact medadmit@hs.uci.edu.

Contact Us

For more information on LCME accreditation and timelines, visit the UCI Office of Medical Education Accreditation & Compliance page or email the UCI School of Medicine Education Compliance and Quality (ECQ) team at mededecq@hs.uci.edu.

• Michael J. Stamos, MD, Dean and Chief Academic Officer
• Khanh-Van Le-Bucklin, MD, MEd, Vice Dean, Education
• Julie Youm, PhD, Associate Dean & Faculty Accreditation Lead
• Zahra Dabzadeh, Project Manager & Data Analyst
• Sarah Reed, Executive Assistant

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