Undergraduate Medical Education Accreditation
We are now preparing for the next full accreditation review in October and December 2024, and are engaging the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) community to ensure continued success in this important quality improvement process.
An introduction to Accreditation
The Undergraduate Medical Education program of the CSM has maintained continuous accreditation from the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) since the first students were admitted in 1970.
We invite CSM community members to share your comments by emailing the appropriate committee chair or by speaking to one of the committee members. We want broad input from faculty, staff, students and anyone who has a stake in the success of our medical school. Comments will be considered and addressed by the appropriate committee chairs.
You can also email the accreditation lead Dr. Marcy Mintz, MD, at mjmintz@ucalgary.ca or the interim accreditation coordinator Sharon Litton at slitton@ucalgary.ca and we will direct your comment/inquiry to the appropriate person.
UME Accreditation Review 2024
October 21-23 (virtual)
December 2-3 (on-site)
Preparations continue for the 2024 CACMS accreditation review which will be conducted virtually from October 21-21, 2024, followed by an on-site visit December 2-3, 2024.
A schedule for the October visit will be available by mid-September, with all participants to be notified of specific session times.
UME Accreditation Documents 2024
The 2024 accreditation documents are now available below.
Medical School Self-Study Report
Includes a summary of the accreditation process, past accreditation history, and the Medical School Self-Study (MSS) sections by Standard (1-12)
Independent Student Analysis (ISA) Report
This report was written by a committee of current medical students and provides an analysis of the 2023 ISA survey based on questions mandated by CACMS.
Data Collection Instrument & Medical Self-Study (Standards 1-12)
Standard 1 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 2 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 3 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 4 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 5 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 6 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 7 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 8 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 9 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 10 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 11 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Standard 12 - Data Collection Instrument & Medical School Self-Study
Required and Supplemental Appendices to the DCI sections are available on request.
Spotlight on Accreditation
The following content provides information regarding specific accreditation standards. Although it was written for the medical student newsletter, the content has relevance for faculty and staff as well.
UME Accreditation Calendar
Contacts
Dr. Lea Harper
UME Accreditation director
lea.harper@ucalgary.ca
Suzanne Buffel
Interim UME Accreditation coordinator
sbuffel@ucalgary.ca