An independent reference for the people who live accreditation: the 12 LCME standards and their elements, a living tracker of secretariat calls and events, and a Q&A assistant that answers from the standards themselves.
Currently referencing Functions and Structure of a Medical School, March 2026 edition — for surveys in the 2027–28 academic year, standards and elements effective July 1, 2027. This is an unofficial reference; the authoritative source is always lcme.org.
What this is
All 12 LCME standards with their elements, browsable and searchable — the March 2026 edition, with numbering gaps from the 2027–28 revisions noted where they occur.
Open the reference →Secretariat calls, webinars, town halls, meetings, and conferences — upcoming dates and recent developments in one dated list, refreshed as new items are announced.
See what's coming →Ask plain-language questions about the standards and elements — "What does Element 8.5 require?" — and get answers grounded in the published text, with citations.
Ask a question →Why it exists
Accreditation work runs on documents scattered across lcme.org PDFs, webinar slide decks, and DCI versions. This hub puts the working parts in one place: the current standards text, the calendar of what's next, and an assistant that reads the documents so you don't have to re-read them at midnight before a survey visit. It is independent and unofficial — written from the perspective of people who do this work, not affiliated with the LCME, AAMC, or AMA.