Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) |
Review and approval of medical school curricula; accreditation of medical schools |
American Medical Association (AMA); Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
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National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) |
Development of U.S. medical licensing examination |
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Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) |
Development of methods to evaluate and promote the quality of graduate medical education; accreditation of programs in graduate medical education according to established standards |
AAMC; AMA; American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS); American Hospital Association (AHA); Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) |
Residency review committees |
Residency review committees (RRC): each specialty has a corresponding RRC |
Accreditation review of residency training programs; review and revision of specialty requirements |
Corresponding specialty board (American Board of Pediatrics and American Academy of Pediatrics for the pediatric RRC); AMA Council on Medical Education |
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American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) |
Assist specialty boards to promote the quality and efficiency of the process of evaluating and certifying physician specialists; act as spokesperson for specialty boards |
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Specialty boards |
Specialty boards |
Provide comprehensive exams; certify those who have satisfied requirements |
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Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) |
Promote and develop principles, policies, and standards for CME and apply them to the accreditation of institutions and organizations offering CME |
ABMS; AHA; AMA; AAMC; CMSS; Association for Hospital Medical Education; Federation of State Medical Boards; nonvoting members: resident physician section of AMA; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; chair of the residency committee council |
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