Who administers accreditation?
In the U.S., accreditation is the responsibility of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), jointly sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Medical Association (AMA). Canadian faculties of medicine are also accredited by the LCME, in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS), a committee of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), with representation from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). The LCME is a committee of 17 medical educators and administrators, practicing physicians, public members, and medical students, and includes the chair of the CACMS.
