School of Medicine Accreditation Policies 

UT Tyler School of Medicine Accreditation Status:

As of July 1, 2022, The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine (SOM) currently holds the status of preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). This information can be found in the LCME directory.

Accredited U.S. Programs - LCME

Accreditation TEAM at UT Tyler School of Medicine:

Chief Academic Officer (CAO): Founding Dean, UT Tyler School of Medicine 
Brigham C. Willis, MD, MEd, FAAP

Faculty Accreditation Lead (FAL): Associate Dean, Accreditation, Strategy, and Quality Improvement
Susan M. Cox, MD

Site Visit Coordinator (SVC): Manager, Accreditation, CQI, Assessment & Strategy 
Ronica Harper, MBA

 

About the Liaison Committee on Medical Education:

The LCME is a national accrediting body that oversees medical education programs granting MD degrees in the U.S. and Canada. The role of the LCME is to determine if a medical education program granting the MD degree meets the national standards in addition to establishing institutional and programmatic quality improvement efforts. The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) jointly sponsor the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

For more information about the LCME, please visit their webpage: About - LCME

 

UT Tyler SOM Progress:

The University of Texas at Tyler SOM is currently working towards provisional accreditation with the LCME and admitted the inaugural cohort of medical students in July 2023. The anticipated timeline for our provisional LCME site visit is February 2025.

 

Steps to Accreditation:

CLICK HERE: University of Texas at Tyler Accreditation Timeline