{"id":29,"date":"2025-06-03T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-09-29T19:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:17:27","slug":"md-accreditation-lcme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/accreditation-at-geisel\/md-accreditation-lcme\/","title":{"rendered":"MD Accreditation by LCME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the LCME?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Liaison Committee on Medical Education (<a href=\"http:\/\/lcme.org\">LCME<\/a>)\u00a0is the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the\u00a0Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree\u00a0in the United States and Canada. It is jointly sponsored by the\u00a0Association of American Medical Colleges (<a href=\"http:\/\/aamc.org\">AAMC<\/a>)\u00a0and the\u00a0American Medical Association (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/\">AMA<\/a>). \u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/ed.gov\">U.S. Department of Education<\/a> recognizes the LCME as the accrediting body for programs of medical education in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>LCME accreditation is a rigorous, peer-reviewed process that ensures a medical school meets established standards for educational quality and institutional integrity. These standards cover all aspects of a medical education program, including curriculum, faculty, student services, facilities, and governance.<\/p>\n<h4>Why is LCME accreditation important?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduation from an LCME-accredited medical school is a prerequisite for medical licensure in most U.S. states.<\/li>\n<li>Only graduates of LCME-accredited schools are eligible to enter residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).<\/li>\n<li>Accreditation is required for eligibility for certain federal grants and financial aid programs<\/li>\n<li>Students must be enrolled in an LCME-accredited program to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).<\/li>\n<li>The accreditation process promotes institutional self-evaluation and continuous improvement, ensuring that medical schools evolve to meet the needs of students and the healthcare system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Geisel School of Medicine &amp; LCME Accreditation Status<\/h4>\n<p>The Geisel MD program received full accreditation for the maximum 8-year term after its last review. The next full survey visit will occur in the 2028-29 academic year.\u00a0For more information, please contact the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/lcme.org\/contact\/\" href=\"https:\/\/lcme.org\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">LCME Secretariat<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:lcme@aamc.org\" href=\"mailto:lcme@aamc.org\" data-linkindex=\"2\">email\u00a0lcme@aamc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The LCME accreditation process at Geisel is led by:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Sonia.N.Chimienti@dartmouth.edu\">Sonia Chimienti, MD FIDSA<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Dean of Education, LCME Faculty Accreditation Lead<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Justine.A.Cameron@dartmouth.edu\">Justine Cameron, MPP<\/a>, <em>Director of Accreditation, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement, LCME Survey Visit Coordinator<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Paul.Weissburg@dartmouth.edu\">Paul Weissburg, PhD<\/a>,<em> Associate Dean for Assessment, Quality and Accreditation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>General questions regarding the LCME accreditation at Geisel can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:Geisel.Evaluation.and.Assessment@dartmouth.edu\">Geisel.Evaluation.and.Assessment@dartmouth.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the LCME? The\u00a0Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)\u00a0is the nationally recognized accrediting authority for medical education programs leading to the\u00a0Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree\u00a0in the United States and Canada. It is jointly sponsored by the\u00a0Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)\u00a0and the\u00a0American Medical Association (AMA). \u00a0The U.S. Department of [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/accreditation-at-geisel\/md-accreditation-lcme\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","author-348"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/79"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/accreditation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}