April 2012
Medical Schools
What's happening on proposed medical schools?
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) now lists six schools as "applicant medical schools:"
- California Northstate University College of Medicine
- University of California - Riverside School of Medicine
- Quinnipac University School of Medicine
- Palm Beach Medical College
- Western Michigan University School of Medicine
- King School of Medicine and Health Science Center
In addition, the following eight have been granted "preliminary accreditation:"
- The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
- Central Michigan University School of Medicine
- Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University
- The Commonwealth Medical College (on probation)
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix is listed as a "candidate school."
Visit the LCME website for more information and a detailed explanation of the criteria used for the different classifications.
Voice your viewpoints on leading-edge meded issues
Join in the latest discussions (or start a new discussion thread) via the AMA's New Horizons in Medical Education online community:
- Are we stealing the world's doctors?
- A word to the wise: The need for cost-effective health care
- Medical education needs to be more like... home schooling?
- Canada seeking medical education reform
Submit a paper to JAMA's special issue on medical education
Each year, the Journal of the American Medical Association publishes a theme issue on medical education. Manuscripts are now being solicited for the December 2012 issue on such topics as continuing professional development, physician re-entry programs, the appropriate use of medical literature and the use of interdisciplinary approaches to learning.
To receive highest priority, submissions should be original research papers, systematic reviews and scholarly viewpoints addressing medical education. Manuscripts received by May 15 will have the best chance of being considered.
