APQI Listserv Disclaimer

The information and materials shared via the APQI professional learning community solely reflect the perceptions and opinions of the participating members, and were not created or vetted by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

The LCME Secretariat and the Publications page it maintains on their website are the only official sources of information regarding LCME  policies, procedures, and issues related to the intent of elements.

Participation in the APQI listserv is open to interested persons whose job responsibilities include any of the following: ongoing, direct participation in a medical school's CQI or strategic planning efforts, direct participation in accreditation compliance efforts in a medical school, or direct participation in the organization of accreditation processes within a medical school. Individuals without current medical school affiliation in one of these roles are not eligible for participation.

Participation in the listserv is governed by the Code of Ethics in the APQI charter. This includes, but is not limited to, respecting and protecting the confidentiality of all personal and institutional information revealed within the group and not using the listserv to solicit clients or promote any compensated services in which the member has a financial interest.

Recusal for Voting LCME Members

To preserve open communication on the APQI listserv, voting members of the LCME may not directly participate on the APQI listserv during their tenure as a member of the LCME.

If an APQI listserv participant is appointed as a voting member of the LCME, the member is asked to contact the APQI Communications Representative and request to be removed from the APQI listserv until their service on the LCME has concluded. The APQI Steering Committee will annually review LCME membership to remove any voting members who also participate on the listserv.

The APQI listserv participants whose service on the LCME precludes their continued participation on the listserv are encouraged to identify other eligible colleagues from their institution to replace them on the listserv.

If the newly-elected LCME member is a member in good standing of the APQI group at the time of their appointment to the LCME, the duration of their APQI membership may be transferred to another colleague at their medical school who meets the criteria for APQI membership.

Participation of Ad Hoc Survey Team Members

The LCME is represented by ad hoc teams of evaluators who conduct surveys of U.S. medical education programs. Survey team members include educators and practitioners as defined by the LCME. Given that ad hoc survey team members are involved in LCME efforts at their own institutions, per the APQI charter, those members are eligible to participate in APQI and the listserv. For your convenience, the link below shows current LCME voting membership, however it does not include membership in ad hoc survey teams. As a reminder, participants should use discretion when disclosing sensitive information.

To join the APQI listserv, please email the APQI Communications Representative with your name, email address for subscription, medical school, and title/role within your medical school.