Accreditation, on probation. An accredited program may be put on probation when it is not in substantial compliance with the LCME's published standards. A period of probation ordinarily will not exceed four years. During that time, the program must address its shortcomings. Site visits are conducted annually during the probation period, to monitor progress addressing accreditation deficiencies.
Full accreditation is restored when the program again is in compliance with accreditation standards.
If that does not eventuate, accreditation is withdrawn. Monitoring of accredited programs. Provisionally accredited programs submit an updated database and are surveyed by a site visit team each year until eligible for full accreditation. Fully accredited programs, in the interval between surveys, may be required to have an interim site visit or to submit written reports about progress addressing problems identified during the previous survey or in response to the LCME's annual program review by questionnaire. The AAMC's publication, Directory of American Medical Education , also lists the accredited programs in the United States and Canada.