Med ical A cademic P erformance S ervices
May 4, 2012
Robby Reynolds, MPA
Director, MedEdPORTAL & MedAPS

LCME
Medical School Accreditation www.aamc.org/medaps

LCME Accreditation Today
• Schools are accredited every 8 years
• Schools receive accreditation documentation 2 years in advance
• Schools spend 18 months collecting and reporting data for self-study
• Schools create paper-based LCME reports www.aamc.org/medaps

LCME Accreditation Today
www.aamc.org/medaps

MedAPS
Medical Academic Performance Services www.aamc.org/medaps

MedAPS Goals
• Reduce the work needed for schools to produce
LCME accreditation documentation and to prepare for self-study.
• Empower Curriculum Administrators and
Committees with data to support curriculum oversight and reform.
• Enable medical schools to enhance continuous quality improvement efforts based on LCME standards.
• Provide medical schools with resources/solutions to address deficiencies.
www.aamc.org/medaps

MedAPS: Suite of Services
Provide AAMC member medical schools with the tools necessary to assess, maintain and fulfill accreditation standards and promote continuous quality improvement.
Curriculum Reports www.aamc.org/curriculumreports
Curriculum
Inventory
(Replacing CurrMIT)
ASSET
( A ccreditation
S tandards S elf-
E valuation T ool)
ASSET Dashboard www.aamc.org/medaps

Populating MedAPS
Data Sources
LCME AQ Part II
LCME AQ Part I-A
LCME AQ Part I-B
Curriculum
Inventory
AAMC Data Warehouse
ASSET
(1/3 Pre-Populated)
Curriculum Reports
Student Record System
Graduation
Questionnaire
Faculty Database
ASSET Dashboard

Curriculum Reports
LCME Annual Questionnaire Part II www.aamc.org/medaps

Curriculum Reports www.aamc.org/curriculumreports

Curriculum Reports
• Replaced Online Curriculum Directory
• Generated by CurrMIT data
• 60% US & Canadian schools participated
• Utilizing LCME Annual
Questionnaire Part II Data
• 100% Completion by
US medical schools
• 40 years of historical data www.aamc.org/curriculumreports

Curriculum Reports
• Categories:
• Medical Schools
• Curriculum Policies
•
• Curriculum Details
Assessment
• Professional Behavior www.aamc.org/curriculumreports

Curriculum Reports www.aamc.org/curriculumreports

Curriculum Reports www.aamc.org/curriculumreports

Curriculum Inventory
System Replacing CurrMIT www.aamc.org/medaps

Curriculum Inventory
National Benchmarking Reports
AAMC
Curriculum
Inventory
Medical School
Curriculum
Management
System www.aamc.org/medaps
MedBiq Standards

ASSET
Accreditation Standards Self-Evaluation Tool www.aamc.org/medaps

ASSET
( A ccreditation S tandards S elfE valuation T ool)
• Produce web based pre-populated LCME accreditation database.
• Enable schools to complete entire LCME accreditation database and self-study online and produce appropriate accreditation documentation.
• Provide administrative tools to manage the entire accreditation process through a centralized online system.
• Enable LCME Site Visit Teams to manage review process online.
www.aamc.org/medaps

LCME Accreditation Today
www.aamc.org/medaps

LCME Accreditation Tomorrow www.aamc.org/medaps

ASSET Dashboard
Monitor LCME Standards Performance Annually www.aamc.org/medaps

ASSET Dashboard
• Review performance on LCME standards annually
• Compare performance with national data
• Compare performance with peer institutions
• Link to relevant resources and solutions to help schools address deficiencies www.aamc.org/medaps

www.aamc.org/medaps

www.aamc.org/medaps

MedAPS Timeline
Deliverables www.aamc.org/medaps

MedAPS Timeline & Deliverables
2012 2014 2013
ASSET
Curriculum
Reports www.aamc.org/curriculumreports
Curriculum Inventory www.aamc.org/medaps
ASSET Dashboard

Thank You!
For More Information
Robby Reynolds
RREYNOLDS@AAMC.ORG
202-828-0962 www.aamc.org/medaps

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