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CPME update
The Kent State University College of Podiatric
Medicine is scheduled for a reaccreditation on-site
visit September 23-26, 2024. Third-party comments
concerning the Kent State University College of
Podiatric Medicine are due by August 15, 2024.
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
(LECOM) School of Podiatric Medicine is
scheduled for a pre-accreditation on-site visit
November 4-7, 2024. Third-party comments
concerning the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic
Medicine (LECOM) School of Podiatric Medicine
are due by October 1, 2024.
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 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, executive director of the Council on
Podiatric Medical Education, at hstagliano@cpme.org
Council to Hold Spring Meeting
The council will hold its spring meeting April 20.
Included in the council's agenda will be the review
of the progress reports submitted by the colleges,
consideration of continuing or new approval status
of residency and fellowship programs, and review
of petitions and progress reports by continuing
education providers.
To attend a public session of the CPME or one of its
committees, guests must register with CPME at least
two weeks in advance of a meeting. A registration link
will be provided on the CPME.org homepage.
Residency and Fellowship Visits-
Invitation for Comments
As part of the residency and fellowship approval
process, CPME conducts evaluations of new
programs and re-evaluations 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, visit 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 thirdparty
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 Bertus Tempelhoff,
CPME assistant director, at btempelhoff@cpme.org.
Become a CPME Residency
Program Evaluator
One of the most important components of the
CPME residency approval process is the 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 Specialty Board Recognition
Committee and should be either program
directors or active faculty members of CPMEapproved
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 and 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 their certifying boards.
Contact information for the American Board of
Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) or the American
Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM), as well as
a description of the ABFAS and ABPM-certified
evaluator criteria, can be found at www.cpme.
org/residencyevaluators. Please feel free to
provide this information to interested and qualified
individuals within and outside of your institution
or organization.
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