APMA News - November/December 2017 - 63

CPME Update
CPME Officers and Elections
At the October CPME meeting, Michael Trepal, DPM, and
Kieran Mahan, DPM, were installed for their first one-year terms
as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the council. CPME members re-elected Dr. Mahan to his final three-year term as an atlarge member of the council. CPME members also elected Anna
Czubatyj, PhD, to her final three-year term as the postsecondary
educator representative on CPME.
Dr. Trepal is vice president of Academic Affairs and dean of
the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in New York. His
council positions have included college and residency evaluator
and chair of the council's Accreditation Committee.
Dr. Mahan is a professor in the department of Podiatric
Surgery at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
in Philadelphia. His council positions have included team
member and team chair for both college and residency on-site
visits, and chair of the council's Accreditation Committee.
Dr. Czubatyj is the director of the RN to BSN Program at
South University Novi in Novi, MI. She has served as a college evaluator and member of the Accreditation Committee
and currently serves as a member of the Continuing Education Committee.

Spring 2018 Residency Visits-
Invitation for Comments
As part of the residency approval process, CPME conducts
on-site evaluation of new programs and on-site re-evaluation
of approved programs. Each fall and spring, CPME meets to
determine approval decisions. At its fall meeting, the council
reviews programs visited during the previous spring's on-site
evaluation cycle, and at its spring meeting, the council reviews
programs visited during the previous fall's on-site evaluation
cycle. To review the programs currently scheduled for on-site
evaluation during the spring of 2018, visit www.cpme.org and
select "Residencies," and then "Approval Information for
Residencies." The council updates the list as evaluation dates
are confirmed.
The council's residency approval process includes consideration of third-party comments concerning an institution's
qualifications for either provisional or continued approval.
Comments must be received 15 days prior to the program's
scheduled site visit date. All third-party comments must be
signed. Comments are forwarded to the evaluation team, and
anonymously to the program director for response, if appropriate, prior to the visit.

Submit third-party comments for programs to be reviewed
in spring of 2018 to Nahla Wu, CPME associate director, at
ngwu@cpme.org.
Or, if you prefer, mail comments to:
Nahla Wu
Council on Podiatric Medical Education
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814

Become a CPME
Residency Program Evaluator
One of the most important components of the CPME residency approval process is the team site visit. The site visit is a
peer-review process that helps to enhance the quality of education by assessing a program's compliance with CPME standards and requirements. CPME is committed to ensuring each
evaluator possesses appropriate experience and skills essential
to the evaluation process. CPME residency evaluators must be
certified by one or both of the specialty boards recognized by
the Joint Committee on the Recognition of Specialty Boards
and must be either program directors or active faculty members of CPME-approved residencies.
Prior to participating as a member of a team, evaluators complete a training program and are assigned to a team as trainees
under the tutelage of the team chair and the specialty board representatives. The council pays all expenses incurred during the
site visit as well as a per diem for each travel and on-site visit day.
Individuals interested in becoming residency evaluators should
submit a letter of interest and current curriculum vitae to:
Nancy Chouinard, Assistant Director
Council on Podiatric Medical Education
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
nlchouinard@cpme.org
CVs will be forwarded to either the American Board of Foot
and Ankle Surgery or the American Board of Podiatric Medicine
as appropriate. To learn more about CPME's residency evaluator
responsibilities, review the Protocol for CPME Residency Evaluation Teams, which can be found at CPME.org by selecting "Approval Information for Residencies." Please provide this information to interested and qualified individuals within and
outside of your institution or organization.
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