Standards consider the leadership, learning environment, school resources, curriculum, and student supports. Each standard is rated as being in compliance, compliance with need for monitoring, or noncompliance.
 
The elements are the smaller components that compose the standards. They are rated as satisfactory, satisfactory with monitoring, or unsatisfactory.
 When is the accreditation site visit happening?
Our UGME Accreditation Site Visit will take on April 4-6, 2022 with a follow up visit on May 11, 2022.
 How will the accreditation site visit be conducted?
The Accreditation Site Visit will be conducted virtually using Webex online meeting software.
 Why is there a follow-up visit?
The 1-day follow-up visit will:
Allow the Site Visit Team to follow-up in areas that…
Require more time in questioning than was allotted in first visit.
Require further clarification.
Became identified throughout the Site Visit.
Provide the school with an opportunity to showcase particular strengths (as time permits).
 What elements with the site visit will the team be reviewing?
The Site Visit Team will be reviewing:
Elements that have been identified as requiring further information.
Elements that have been identified as having potential issues.
Elements that the school has historically rated as “Unsatisfactory.”
Elements that are traditionally cited for many Canadian Medical Schools.
 What will happen during accreditation?
CACMS assembles a site visit team that includes the dean of another medical school, a representative from LCME, a medical student and at least two faculty members from other universities.
At least three months before the team’s visit, the medical school must submit the following required information:
a data collection instrument (DCI)
medical school self-study (MSS)
the independent student assessment (ISA)
The team meets with educational leadership, staff, students, residents and faculty to clarify information and learn if the school actually follows its policies and procedures. The team sends a report to CACMS, which meets to decide the accreditation status of the school.
 What are the policies and procedures that the faculty, staff and learners must know?
A full list is available and the accreditation team has identified areas that need an increase in awareness.
 
The site visit team will ALWAYS ask EVERYONE about student mistreatment and student exposure policies.
 
Staff and faculty connected directly to the provision of undergraduate medical education will be expected to be aware of the policies and procedures relevant to their work and provide evidence that the policies and procedures are followed. For example, the UCLs should know procedures around changing the curricular content and be able to provide evidence of a time when the procedure was followed.
 What is the faculty's policy on mistreatment?
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to a learning environment free of bullying, intimidation, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual assault. If you need assistance with any issues related to mistreatment there is a Professionalism and Mistreatment website which contains resources to inform you of our policies and guidelines expected of everyone at the Faculty of Medicine in order to maintain a professional working and learning environment.
 What do the decision classifications mean and how does it impact the medical school?
The possible outcomes are:
Accreditation for an eight year term. Typically the school completes status reports in follow-up.