Medical School Hotline: Liaison Committee on Medical Education Accreditation: Part I: The Accreditation Process.

The John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is scheduled to undergo its Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation visit in early 2017. This article is the first in a series that will address various aspects of the LCME accreditation process. In this initial installment, we will provide an overview of the LCME accreditation process—from preparation and organization through the actual site visit and notification of the LCME accreditation decision. The goal is provide a preview of the important work that will need to be done in preparation of the upcoming accreditation site visit.Future articles in this series will take a more detailed look at a number of related accreditation issues. These will include descriptions of the JABSOM Graduation Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Program Evaluation process, Student Wellness programs, Pipeline programs, Faculty Development, Curriculum Management, and Clinical Supervision. We anticipate that these will be published here in the Hawai‘i Journal of Medicine and Public Health on alternate months moving forward.“Imagine you are sitting in your office reading e-mail. A message appears in your in-tray with the subject “LCME Site Visit.” The message says that JABSOMu0027s accreditation visit will take place from January 29th – February 1st in the year 2017. You reflect on the importance of LCME accreditation and the completion of some important tasks such as the Data Collection Instrument (DCI), the Independent Student Analysis (ISA), and the Self-Study Summary. You recall there are 12 LCME accreditation standards.”