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CPME update
Call for Comments; Become a
Residency Evaluator
Public Notice: Call for
Third-Party Comments
Interested individuals or institutions are invited
to submit third-party comments with respect to
compliance of the California School of Podiatric
Medicine at Samuel Merritt University with the standards
and requirements of the council. The council
will take into consideration all comments received
by May 1, as part of the college's on-site evaluation
scheduled for June 13-16. Comments must relate
specifically to the council's requirements as published
in CPME 120, Standards and Requirements for
Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, available
at www.cpme.org/cpme120. Signed comments
received by the council will be shared with the institution
and members of the evaluation team prior
to the visit. The institution is notified of third-party
comments so it may have opportunity to respond.
The council will exercise its best efforts to keep confidential
the identity of an individual or entity who
submits a comment, unless the person or entity has
specified in writing that it is permissible to reveal
their identity. If confidentiality is appropriate, all correspondence
with the institution will maintain this
confidentiality. During its review of the college, the
evaluation team considers third-party comments, if
any, that relate to the accreditation standards.
Please submit third-party comments to:
Heather Stagliano, DHSc, Director
Council on Podiatric Medical Education
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-1621
hstagliano@cpme.org
Spring 2022 Residency Visits-
Invitation for Comments
As part of the residency approval process, CPME
conducts evaluations of new programs and reevaluations
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 onsite
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 2022, visit www.cpme.org/onsiteschedule.
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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.
Please submit third-party comments for programs
to be reviewed this spring to CPME Assistant Director
Bertus Tempelhoff at btempelhoff@cpme.org.
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 the American Board of Foot and Ankle
Surgery (ABFAS) and/or the American Board of
Podiatric Medicine (ABPM) 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. 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 CPME Assistant Director
Nancy Chouinard at nchouinard@cpme.org.
CVs will be forwarded to either ABFAS or ABPM
as appropriate. If you are interested in learning
more about CPME's residency evaluator responsibilities,
please review the Protocol for CPME
Residency Evaluation Teams on CPME.org under
" Residencies, " " Site Evaluators. " Please feel free to
provide this information to interested and qualified
individuals within and outside of your institution
or organization.
http://www.cpme.org/cpme120 http://www.CPME.org http://www.cpme.org/onsiteschedule
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