Pie ca can Bi tap ATO Liaison CoMMITTEE ON MepicaL EpucaTioN Brian samme MD. June 21, 2001 eon Sino Manuel T. Pacheco, PR. ECEIVE President Hii University of Missouri-Columbia SAN 25 2001 |[!) WMAzO2 Medial Selences Buling One Hospital Dive TEE Columbia, Missouri 65212 SCHOOL GF MEDICINE Dear President Pacheco This letter is to advise yau of the action of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) at its meeting on June 6, 2001, and to transmit o you the report of the team of evaluaiors who visited the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine on February 4-8, 2001. The LEME carefully reviewed the findings of the survey report and took the following actions: 1. Continued accreditation of the educational program leading to the M.D. degree. The next full survey is scheduled to take place during the 2007-2008 academic year, contingent upon satisfactory resolution of the concems noted below. 2. Requested that the dean of the School of Medicine submit a report to both LCME Secretaries by May 1, 2002, addressing the following matters, ‘a. Evidence that the Curriculum Board and chief academic officer of the school are working together to provide effective management and evaluation of the curriculum asa whole. Documentation shouid include the schedule and agendas of Curriculum Board ‘meetings held during the academic year, a summary of major issues discussed at such meetings, and any resulting actions, b. Mechanisms to assure ongoing analysis and improvement of the {ually of all required courses and clerkships, including the extent to Which these instructional units contribute to the achievernent of the school's educational objectives.Manuel T, Pacheco, PhD. June 21, 2001 Page Two ‘c. Progress in the implementation of strategies to achieve Objective 1.4 ofthe schoo!'s strategic plan, regarding recruitment of and ‘Support for an appropriately diverse group of students, faculty, rosidonts, and staff, d. The status of plans for constructing a new Life Sciences Research Building, as well as a report of interim measures adopted to ‘address the problem of scarce research space. 3. Requested that the dean of the School of Medicine submit an additional report to both LCME Secretaries by May 1, 2003, addressing the following matters: a. Assessment of the financial status and prospects for the medical school and their impact on faculty morale. b. Mecranisms to assure the adequacy of faculty supervision and involvement in student leaming experiences in the problem based earning curriculum, ¢. Development of programs to enhance the teaching and evaluation skill of faculty and residents 4d. _Evidance that institutional reviews of graduate programs in which medical school faculty participate effectively address the qualily of education in such programs, particularly with regard to the MD/PhD program. ‘The LCME noted that some of the concerns identified in the survey report were also present at the time of the 1994 review of the educational program. The LCME is bound by United States Department of Education reaulations to ensure that areas of noncompliance with accreditation standards are corrected within two years. Failure to make sufficient progress n correcting cited areas of concern may lead to reconsideration of the schoo''s accreditation status, Accreditation is awarded ‘o the program of medical education on the basis of judgment that there is an appropriate balance between the student enrollment and the total resources ofthe institution, including the faculty, physical facities, and operating budget. Ifa proposal is dsveloped to significantly modify the education program, ori there is to be substantial change in the student enrollment or the resources of the institution so that the appropriate balance is distorted, the LCME expects to receiveManuel T. Pacheco, PhD. June 21, 2001 Page Three prior notice of the proposed change. If the proposed change and/or balance of resources is significant, zhe status of accreditation will be re-evaluated by the LCME. ‘A copy ofthis letter and ine survey report are being sent to William M. Crist, M.D., Dean ‘of the School of Medicina. This letter and the accompanying survey report are considered confidential by the LCME and its parent organizations, ‘The medical school or the university may release them as institutional officials deem appropriate, David P. Stevens, M.D. LOME Secretary, 2000-C1 enclosure Ce (th enclosure), Wiliam M, Crist, M.D. Dean of the School of Medicine —~ Frank A. Simon, M.D., LCME Secretary, 2001-02