News and Announcements
August 5, 2009
Central Michigan University has been granted applicant school status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, initiating the formal process required to accredit a new medical student education program. Dr. Cam Enarson, a leading national expert in medical education and interim dean of CMU's medical school, filed the $25,000 application fee with the LCME in Chicago Aug. 5.
The LCME is the nation's accrediting agency for M.D. granting medical schools. Accreditation standards require CMU to address five specific areas in the development phase including governance and administration of the medical school; the medical education program; support for students; policies governing faculty recruitment, promotion and tenure; and finances, facilities and clinical affiliations.
The designation as an applicant school also gives CMU access to resources and consultation from the LCME Secretariat as it prepares for on-site agency visits that will lead to preliminary accreditation.
The CMU Board of Trustees gave formal approval to the establishment of a medical school at its meeting in September 2008. The first two years of instruction will take place on the CMU campus with the clinical experience in years three and four to be delivered in partnership with clinical affiliates in the region.