The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is accepting nominations for student members for the 2025-2026 academic year. One student will be selected through a process by the American Medical Association (AMA) and one through a process by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Deans of LCME-accredited medical education programs can nominate a student for one of the open positions by following nomination requirements and instructions outlined below. Please nominate a student for only one of these positions, based on your assessment of the nominee’s fit with the respective requirements.
Student members of the LCME participate fully in LCME activities, including serving on one survey team during the year, and have full voting privileges. The selected students will begin their official term of service on July 1, 2025. Selected students are invited to attend the June 2025 LCME meeting in Chicago, IL as an orientation. All expenses for student member participation in LCME activities are covered by the LCME.
This form is for the AAMC LCME Student Member only.
If you wish to instead access the form for the AMA student member position, go to https://www.ama-assn.org/about/medical-student-section-mss-national-leadership-positions.
- The nominee must have a letter of support from the dean. Applications without a signed letter from the dean will not be considered.
- The nominee must have completed the clerkship year.
- The nominee should be in good academic standing and able to commit sufficient time to LCME duties, including attending threce LCME meetings during the year, participating in one survey visit, and serving as a reviewer of reports from survey teams and schools.
- The nominee shows evidence of interest in medical education, such as curriculum committee membership and/or participation in accreditation or other quality assurance activities at the school.
Student member nominations for either position must be received by September 23, 2024.
Questions for the AAMC student member nomination process can be emailed to lcmesubmissions@aamc.org.