robg

Hey, I wanted to know(If any of you guys know) What institution gives accreditation to medical schools in the U.S.?

-USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)
-AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges)

Bigredmed

There are a number of agencies which accredit various aspects of medical schools.

The hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission, the residency programs by the ACGME, and the schools themselves by the LCME.

The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) administers the USMLE as part of the process that physicians must complete to practice without supervision.

The AAMC is a collection of the 125 US Allopathic medical schools (and the canadian schools). It's a lobbying organization as well as serving as an advisory committee for the direction of the medical schools and issues they face. It also administers the MCAT, as well as runs the AMCAS and ERAS application services for students applying to medical school or residency programs respectively.

The NRMP administers the Match which places new physicians (and some old ones) into residency and selected fellowship programs.

That covers all the acronyms I can think of right now...

Icarus

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is the accrediting body for allopathic medical schools (granting the MD degree).

The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is the accrediting body for osteopathic medical schools (granting the DO degree).

Schools must be accredited by one of these two organizations to grant a medical degree in the US (or PR/Canada). Medical schools may also get accredited by their respective local accrediting bodies for higher education, etc. but the important ones for the purpose of being able to get a medical license are the LCME and COCA.

robg

Thank you so much guys...