Thank you, Nancy, for bringing this to the attention of the community. You asked a great question! In 2020, the Trump administration reversed a rule that allowed colleges and universities to switch their regional accreditors, of which there were six in total. As a result, some institutions have begun the process of searching for new regional accreditors. I don't know how this change will impact professional accreditation bodies like LCME, as there are only one or two professional accreditation bodies in some areas (vs. six regional accreditors overseeing over 3000 institutions).
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Xiaomei Song
Associate Professor & Director of Assessment
Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-27-2023 05:53:56 AM
From: Nancy Hayes
Subject: Institution/Program accreditation
Since passage of the Florida law requiring that universities have a new accrediting agency every 10 years, we've speculated/worried about how this may eventually impact LCME accreditation (or GME accreditation). We're living in strange times, in which the "unimaginable" scenario has become reality more than once. Is this on any radar screen or worst case scenario plan?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2023/06/27/florida-lawsuit-challenges-constitutionality
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Nancy Hayes
Director of Clinical Foundations
Florida State University College of Medicine
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