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Element 7.9: Interprofessional Collaborative Skills

Element 7.9: Interprofessional Collaborative Skills

LCME Element 7.9 - Interprofessional Collaborative Skills The faculty of a medical school ensure that the core curriculum of the medical education program prepares medical students to function collaboratively on health care teams that include health professionals from...

Element 6.3: Self-Directed and Life-Long Learning

Element 6.3: Self-Directed and Life-Long Learning

LCME Element 6.3 - Self-Directed and Life-Long Learning The faculty of a medical school ensure that the medical curriculum includes self-directed learning experiences and unscheduled time to allow medical students to develop the skills of lifelong learning....

Element 5.9: Information Technology Resources/Staff

Element 5.9: Information Technology Resources/Staff

For Today’s edition, Christner Strategies' in-house IT expert, Devin Dabney, is taking over the airwaves…. LCME Element 5.9 - Information Technology Resources/Staff A medical school provides access to well-maintained information technology resources sufficient in...

Element 4.4: Feedback to Faculty

Element 4.4: Feedback to Faculty

LCME Element 4:4 - Feedback to Faculty A medical school faculty member receives regularly scheduled and timely feedback from departmental and/or other programmatic or institutional leaders on academic performance and progress toward promotion and, when applicable,...

Element 3.6: Student Mistreatment

Element 3.6: Student Mistreatment

As it’s the third month of the year, let’s focus on an element from the third LCME Standard. Everyone’s favorite: LCME Element 3.6 - Student Mistreatment A medical school develops effective written policies that define mistreatment, has effective mechanisms in place...