Also Commonwealth in Pennsylvania
In the next couple of years:
Step 1 - Schools with LCME "Applicant School" Status
NOTE: Applicant Schools are not accredited
and may not recruit applicants or accept student applications.
State/Province Name of medical school Location
California Scripps School of Medicine La Jolla, CA
Michigan Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Rochester, Michigan
New Jersey Touro University College of Medicine Hackensack, New Jersey
New York Hofstra University School of Medicine Hempstead, New York
A medical school obtains "Applicant School" status when:
1. It has paid the $25,000 application fee to the LCME to begin the process of applying for preliminary accreditation; and
2. LCME and CACMS Secretariat staff have determined that the school meets the basic eligibility requirements to apply for accreditation (i.e., a current or anticipated charter in the U.S. or Canada and plans to offer the educational program in the U.S. or Canada).
