Call for Public Comment on Proposed Changes to the LCME Functions and Structure of a Medical School effective AY 2028-29

You are invited to comment on the draft 2028-29 Functions and Structure of a Medical School (F&S), which represents an inflection point in the LCME Strategic Visioning initiative! The revisions to the LCME standards and elements are intended to clarify, streamline, and increase the transparency of accreditation expectations while sustaining the high quality of MD-granting educational programs in the context of a dramatically altered national and regional learning landscape.

 

The LCME and the LCME Secretariat extend sincere thanks to the three advisory groups (deans, medical education deans, student affairs deans/senior student services administrators) and their facilitators who contributed thoughtful and valued input, particularly to several accreditation elements linked to two of the top challenges identified by the LCME in June 2024: Challenge #1 (financing medical school/health care and organization models of medical education/interaction of health systems and medical education programs) and Challenge #3 (competition for clinical clerkship sites) and to accreditation standards focused on student services (Standards 10, 11, and 12).

Click here to review the proposed revisions to the 2028-29 F&S. 

This online form is the mechanism the LCME is using to collect written comments during the call for public comment period, July 22, 2026 – September 22, 2026.

In addition, there will be an opportunity for oral commentary at the virtual public hearing on September 22, 2026 from 10:30 AM-11:30 AM Eastern.

Click here to register for the public hearing.

Please note that the LCME has already held a public comment period for Standard 7 and its associated elements (October 7, 2025 – January 7, 2026), so this call for comment is limited to Standards 1-6 and 8-12 and their associated elements.