Coordination of a complete review of the Tulane University School of Medicine’s medical education program requires contributions from faculty, students, residents and administrators throughout the school. Below is a general overview of the timeline for this process:
Phase 1: Planning
(August – September 2017)
- Self-Study Task Force & Sub-Committees Established
- Independent Student Analysis (ISA) Team Established
- Data Collection Instrument Distributed To Content Experts
- School Of Medicine Community Engaged In Accreditation Process
- Sept. 28, 2017 – Dr. Barbara Barzansky of the LCME Secretariat will visit with the chairs of Tulane's Self-Study Sub-Committees and present a town hall for the Tulane School of Medicine community.
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Phase 2: Data Collection
(September 2017 – February 2018)
- Data Collection Instrument (DCI) Compiled
- January - Independent Student Analysis Conducted
- Self-Study Sub-Committee Analyze Completed DCI, ISA, And AAMC Medical School Graduation Questionnaire And Create Self-Study Reports
- Self-Study Sub-Committees Correct Exposed Deficiencies
Phase 3: Reporting
(February – July 2018)
- February - Independent Student Analysis Completed
- March 30, 2018 - Self-Study Sub-Committee Final Reports Complete
- April/May - Self-Study Task Force Synthesizes And Summarizes The Work Of The Self-Study Sub-Committees
- June 1, 2018 - Self-Study Task Force Completes Final Self-Study Summary Report
- Editing Of Documents Begins
- July 1, 2018 – Draft Survey Package Submitted To Mock Visitors
Phase 4: Survey Package & Site Visit
(August 2018 – January 2019)
- Updates To Data Collection Instrument
- Final Document Preparation
- October 7 – 9, 2018 - Mock Site Visit
- October 22, 2018 - All Final Materials Sent To LCME
- Site Visit Preparation
- November – First Set Of Bundled Updates To LCME
- December – Second Set Of Bundled Updates To LCME
- January 13-16, 2019 - LCME Site Visit