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What is Accreditation?
Accreditation is a peer-review process designed to attest to the educational quality of new and established educational programs.
It ensures that medical schools are compliant with established standards.
Accreditation is intended to be a continuous quality improvement process, rather than just periodic visits to assess compliance.
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Accrediting Bodies
CACMS - Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (under AFMC)
LCME – Liaison Committee on Medical Education (jointly sponsored by the AAMC and AMA)
Canadian medical education programs receive both CACMS and LCME accreditation under the same review process.
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CACMS Standards and Elements
Standard 1: Mission, Planning, Organization, and Integrity Standard 2: Leadership and AdministrationStandard 3: Academic and Learning EnvironmentsStandard 4: Faculty Preparation, Productivity, Participation, and Policies Standard 5: Educational Resources and InfrastructureStandard 6: Competencies, Curricular Objectives, and Curricular Design Standard 7: Curricular Content Standard 8: Curricular Management, Evaluation, and Enhancement Standard 9: Teaching, Supervision, Assessment, and Student and Patient Safety Standard 10: Medical Student Selection, Assignment, and Progress Standard 11: Medical Student Academic Support, Career Advising, and Educational
Records Standard 12: Medical Student Health Services, Personal Counseling, and Financial Aid
Services
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Accreditation Committees
UME Accreditation Steering CommitteeDr. Tom Feasby (Chair)
Dr. Ron Bridges (Co-Chair, Dean's Office - Non-Academic Sub-Committee)
Dr. Sylvain Coderre (Chair, UME Sub-Committee)
Dr. Janet De Groot (Chair, Equity Sub-Committee)
Ms. Aisling Gamble (Communications Advisor)
Dr. Charles Leduc (Department Head, Family Medicine)
Mr. Guy Levy (Co-Chair, Dean's Office - Non-Academic Sub-Committee)
Dr. Jocelyn Lockyer (Chair, Dean's Office - Academic Sub-Committee)
Mr. Michael Martyna (Medical Students Sub-Committee)
Mr. Bradley Prince (Co-Chair, Medical Students Sub-Committee)
Mr. Franco Rizzuti (Co-Chair, Medical Students Sub-Committee)
Dr. Pamela Veale (Assistant Dean, Clerkship, UME)
Dr. Sid Viner (Deputy Zone Medical Director, Calgary Zone, AHS)
Dr. Ian Walker (Chair, Student Affairs/Admissions Sub-Committee)
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Accreditation Committees
Sub-Committees UME Dean’s Office – Academic Dean’s Office – Non-Academic Equity Student Affairs/Admissions Medical Students
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Accreditation Timeline
Date Accreditation Activities
June 2014 - Accreditation Steering Committee formed- Sub-Committee members recruited
Fall 2014 - CACMS Accreditation Workshop in Vancouver- Committees began monthly meetings- Work began on Data Collection Instrument (DCI),
Medical School Self-Study (MSS), and Independent Student Analysis (ISA)
Spring 2015 - Deadline for Sub-Committees to demonstrate adherence to standards
- Preliminary completion of DCI, MSS and ISASummer 2015 - Review of DCI, MSS and ISA
September 14-15, 2015 - Mock accreditation survey
November 2015 - Accreditation documents due to CACMS
Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2015 - Accreditation site survey
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Get Involved
Input welcome from anyone involved in our medical school: Faculty, Students and Staff
Constructive comments and suggestions will improve the medical school and facilitate the accreditation process
Submit comments to [email protected] or committee chairs by April 30, 2015
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2016 UME Accreditation Contacts
Email: [email protected]: cumming.ucalgary.ca/2016accreditation
Director: Dr. Tom Feasby [email protected]
Coordinator: Gretchen Greer [email protected]
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Areas of concern
From Previous accreditation: — ED-25: faculty appointments — MS-19: Student career counselling— ED-47: use of student feedback
From our interim accreditation review (2012)— Institutional diversity policy — Outcome-based graduation objectives — Student debt— Adequate call rooms — Clerkship mid-rotation feedback — Discrimination/harassment
From our work so far (in UME sub-committee)— Communication, communication, communication
Percent who personally experienced mistreatment behaviours #40
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Calgary All Canadian SchoolsData Source: 2014 Canadian Graduate QuestionnaireSource: clerkship faculty in clinical settings 23.4%
8 reports (3 satisfied, 3 neutral, 2 dissatisfied with outcome; #44)