Updated November 2022
When OUWB submitted the August 2022 status report, it addressed two elements previously designated as unsatisfactory, and eight elements designated as satisfactory with monitoring.
As of November, the LCME has determined that OUWB is compliant with all 93 accreditation elements. The LCME has directed us to submit a follow-up status report on Dec. 1, 2023. In the interim, the team will focus on maintaining progress in all areas.
April 2021 - While the LCME determined that OUWB was fully compliant (satisfactory) with 81 of the 93 accreditation elements when it awarded OUWB a full eight-year accreditation, there was still room for improvement. Specifically, there were nine elements that were viewed as noncompliant (unsatisfactory) and three elements that required additional monitoring (satisfactory with monitoring). The LCME required OUWB to submit an interim report on the development of these elements in April 2021.
After reviewing the April 2021 interim report, the LCME upgraded the designations of two elements to satisfactory and upgraded seven of the unsatisfactory elements to satisfactory with monitoring. Unfortunately, the element concerning the sufficiency of buildings and equipment continues to be unsatisfactory. In addition, the LCME downgraded the designation of the element concerning student debt from satisfactory with monitoring to unsatisfactory. Dean Duane Mezwa, M.D., is working with campus leadership to address the two unsatisfactory elements.
The school must submit a follow-up report on August 1, 2022, addressing the two unsatisfactory elements and the eight elements designated by the LCME as satisfactory with monitoring.
Currently, 83 elements are designated as satisfactory, eight as satisfactory with monitoring, and two as unsatisfactory.
On February 25, 2020, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine received LCME reaccreditation.
The school has been granted eight years of accreditation, which is the maximum amount of time awarded by the LCME (Liaison Committee on Medical Education).
The LCME is the organization that accredits medical education programs that lead to the M.D. degree in the United States and Canada.
LCME accreditation is important to OUWB as it allows our students to be eligible to take the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) exams and apply for residency through the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). LCME accreditation also provides medical schools eligibility for select federal grants.
OUWB Accreditation
On February 20, 2015, OUWB received full accreditation. In September 2019, the survey team from LCME returned to OUWB for a site visit to determine our school’s reaccreditation. OUWB’s self-study task force and subcommittees prepared for the visit by thoroughly examining our medical school education program and identifying our strategic resources, strengths and areas for improvement. An important document called a Data Collection Instrument, or DCI, helped the LCME with its review of our school.
To assist you with understanding more about the reaccreditation process, visit the following resources found on the LCME website.
Resources
Documentation Collection Instrument (DCI)
LCME Timeline for OUWB
- June 24, 2019 – OUWB Self Study Completed
- July 28 through 30, 2019 – Mock LCME Site Visit*
- September 15 through 18, 2019 – LCME Site Visit at OUWB
- February 25, 2020 - OUWB receives eight years of accreditation status
- April 2021 – OUWB submits interim report
- June 2021 – LCME responds to interim report
- August 1, 2022 – OUWB to submit follow-up report addressing unsatisfactory elements
- November 2022 – OUWB becomes compliant with all 93 accreditation elements
*Consultants visit OUWB and critique the school on each of the areas that the subcommittees examined, providing constructive feedback to the subcommittees. A mock visit agenda is available upon request by emailing meddeanoffice@oakland.edu
The LCME Site Visit Team
- Chair Richard M. Conran, M.D., Ph.D., J.D., from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Conran is a professor and the chairman of the Department of Pathology & Anatomy. His medical specialty is pathology.
- Chair William F. Bina, III, M.D., MPH, from Mercer University School of Medicine. Dr. Bina is the former dean and professor of Family Medicine. His medical specialty is family medicine.
- Secretary Dan Hunt, M.D., MBA, from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Dr. Hunt is the LCME field secretary for the AAMC. His medical specialty is psychiatry.
- Member James Graham, M.D., from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Dr. Graham is a professor of Pediatrics and the associate dean for Undergraduate Medical Education. His medical specialty is pediatric emergency medicine.
- Faculty Fellow Nadia J. Ismail, M.D., MPH, M.Ed., from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Ismail is the associate dean of Curriculum and an associate professor of General Medicine.
OUWB Task Force and Subcommittees
We thank the committee members, comprised of students, faculty and staff, for their commitment to our self-study process. The committees worked diligently on specific tasks to prepare OUWB for the LCME review. See below tabs for details about the subcommittee responsibilities and the members who contributed their time and expertise.
Feedback and Questions
Please direct feedback and questions about LCME to Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness & Technology Robert McAuley, Ph.D., and LCME faculty accreditation lead at mcauley@oakland.edu
