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2016 UME Accreditation
What is Accreditation?
 Accreditation is a peer-review process designed to
attest to the educational quality of new and
established educational programs.
 It ensures that medical schools are compliant with
established standards.
 Accreditation is intended to be a continuous quality
improvement process, rather than just periodic visits
to assess compliance.
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Accrediting Bodies
 CACMS - Committee on Accreditation of Canadian
Medical Schools (under AFMC)
 LCME – Liaison Committee on Medical Education
(jointly sponsored by the AAMC and AMA)
 Canadian medical education programs receive both
CACMS and LCME accreditation under the same
review process.
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CACMS Standards and Elements
Standard 1: Mission, Planning, Organization, and Integrity
Standard 2: Leadership and Administration
Standard 3: Academic and Learning Environments
Standard 4: Faculty Preparation, Productivity, Participation, and Policies
Standard 5: Educational Resources and Infrastructure
Standard 6: Competencies, Curricular Objectives, and Curricular Design
Standard 7: Curricular Content
Standard 8: Curricular Management, Evaluation, and Enhancement
Standard 9: Teaching, Supervision, Assessment, and Student and Patient Safety
Standard 10: Medical Student Selection, Assignment, and Progress
Standard 11: Medical Student Academic Support, Career Advising, and Educational
Records
Standard 12: Medical Student Health Services, Personal Counseling, and Financial Aid
Services
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Accreditation Committees
UME Accreditation Steering Committee
Dr. Tom Feasby (Chair)
Dr. Ron Bridges (Co-Chair, Dean's Office - Non-Academic Sub-Committee)
Dr. Sylvain Coderre (Chair, UME Sub-Committee)
Dr. Janet De Groot (Chair, Equity Sub-Committee)
Ms. Aisling Gamble (Communications Advisor)
Dr. Charles Leduc (Department Head, Family Medicine)
Mr. Guy Levy (Co-Chair, Dean's Office - Non-Academic Sub-Committee)
Dr. Jocelyn Lockyer (Chair, Dean's Office - Academic Sub-Committee)
Mr. Michael Martyna (Medical Students Sub-Committee)
Mr. Bradley Prince (Co-Chair, Medical Students Sub-Committee)
Mr. Franco Rizzuti (Co-Chair, Medical Students Sub-Committee)
Dr. Pamela Veale (Assistant Dean, Clerkship, UME)
Dr. Sid Viner (Deputy Zone Medical Director, Calgary Zone, AHS)
Dr. Ian Walker (Chair, Student Affairs/Admissions Sub-Committee)
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Accreditation Committees
Sub-Committees
 UME
 Dean’s Office – Academic
 Dean’s Office – Non-Academic
 Equity
 Student Affairs/Admissions
 Medical Students
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Accreditation Timeline
Date
Accreditation Activities
June 2014
- Accreditation Steering Committee formed
- Sub-Committee members recruited
Fall 2014
- CACMS Accreditation Workshop in Vancouver
- Committees began monthly meetings
- Work began on Data Collection Instrument (DCI),
Medical School Self-Study (MSS), and Independent
Student Analysis (ISA)
Spring 2015
- Deadline for Sub-Committees to demonstrate adherence
to standards
- Preliminary completion of DCI, MSS and ISA
Summer 2015
- Review of DCI, MSS and ISA
September 14-15, 2015 - Mock accreditation survey
November 2015
- Accreditation documents due to CACMS
Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2015
- Accreditation site survey
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Get Involved
 Input welcome from anyone involved in our
medical school: Faculty, Students and Staff
 Constructive comments and suggestions
will improve the medical school and
facilitate the accreditation process
 Submit comments to
medaccred@ucalgary.ca or committee
chairs by April 30, 2015
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cumming.ucalgary.ca/2016accreditation
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2016 UME Accreditation Contacts
Email: medaccred@ucalgary.ca
Website: cumming.ucalgary.ca/2016accreditation
Director: Dr. Tom Feasby feasby@ucalgary.ca
Coordinator: Gretchen Greer greerg@ucalgary.ca
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Areas of concern
 From Previous accreditation:
— ED-25: faculty appointments
— MS-19: Student career counselling
— ED-47: use of student feedback
 From our interim accreditation review (2012)
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Institutional diversity policy
Outcome-based graduation objectives
Student debt
Adequate call rooms
Clerkship mid-rotation feedback
Discrimination/harassment
 From our work so far (in UME sub-committee)
— Communication, communication, communication
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Percentage
Percent who personally experienced
mistreatment behaviours #40
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
Yes
8 reports (3 satisfied, 3
neutral, 2 dissatisfied with
outcome; #44)
Calgary
All Canadian Schools
Source: clerkship faculty in clinical settings 23.4%
Data Source: 2014
Canadian Graduate
Questionnaire