LCME Accreditation

Disclosure and Transparency Requirements for Academic Programs with Licensure/Accreditation

The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s (WSUSOM) MD program is nationally accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The LCME is jointly sponsored by the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges. The LCME is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting agency for medical education programs leading to the MD degree.

Most state boards of licensure require that applicants graduate from a U.S. medical school accredited by the LCME as a condition for licensure. In addition, most state boards of licensure require that U.S. applicants take and pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). For U.S. medical students to be eligible to sit for the USMLE, their school must be accredited by LCME. Graduates of LCME-accredited schools are also eligible for residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

The Association of American Medical Schools (AAMC) confirms that MD graduates of an LCME-accredited medical school meet the undergraduate medical education (UME) requirements of physician licensing boards in all 50 States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Such graduates also meet the UME requirements to sit for USMLE licensure exams. Because physician licensure requirements can change at any time and because some States may have additional requirements, such as those relating to graduate medical education (GME), students are well-advised to contact the applicable State licensing board in any State in which they are seeking licensure. For more detail see this AAMC Policy Advisory.