APMA News - July/August 2023 - 23

CPME update
Fall 2023 Residency and
Fellowship Visits-Invitation
for Comments
As part of the residency and fellowship approval
process, the Council on Podiatric Medical
Education 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. Programs scheduled for on-site evaluation
during the fall of 2023 can be found at www.
cpme.org/onsiteschedule. The council updates
the list as evaluation dates are confirmed.
The council's residency and fellowship approval
processes include 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 fall to CPME Assistant
Director Bertus Tempelhoff at btempelhoff@
cpme.org.
Upcoming Council and Committee
Meetings
The Continuing Education Committee and the
Residency Review Committee will conduct their
fall meetings in person September 15-16 and
September 22-23, respectively. The Accreditation
Committee, Executive Committee, and the council
will meet in person at a location to be determined
October 18-19, October 19, and October 20-21,
respectively.
Public Notice: Call for Third-Party
Comments
In accordance with council procedures, interested
individuals or institutions are invited to submit
third-party comments with respect to compliance
of the Western University of Health Sciences
College of Podiatric Medicine and the University
of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Podiatric
Medicine with the standards and requirements of
the council.
Comments must relate specifically to the
council's requirements as published in CPME
120, Standards and Requirements for Accrediting
Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, which may be
obtained at www.cpme.org/cpme120.
The Western University of Health Sciences
College of Podiatric Medicine is scheduled for
a reaccreditation site visit November 6-9. The
accreditation decision will take place at the council's
spring 2024 meeting. Third-party comments
concerning the Western University of Health
Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine are due by
October 10.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School
of Podiatric Medicine is scheduled for a preaccreditation
site visit December 11-14. The preaccreditation
decision will take place at the council's spring
2024 meeting. Third-party comments concerning
the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of
Podiatric Medicine are due by November 15.
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
the 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 institution, the evaluation
team considers third-party comments, if any, that
relate to the accreditation standards.
Please submit third-party comments to CPME
Executive Director Heather Stagliano, DHSc, at
hstagliano@cpme.org.
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