class size form

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CLASSSIZEINCREASE

NOTIFICATIONFORM

Please use this form to notify the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), and for Canadian

programs, the Committee on the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS), of an enrollment

increase. This includes both an increase in the size of the entering class or the acceptance of transfer

students. Detailed instructions and reuirements follo! "elo! the form.

#his form should "e completed "y schools that plan to do one of the follo!ing:

$) %ncrease their entering class si&e "y $', or $ students (!hiche*er is smaller), in one year, or "y

+' in three years, or

+) Accept a total of at least $' transferring medical students into any year(s) of the curriculum.

Date of Submission:

School Name:

Date or academicyear change willbecome eective:

Description ofproposedenrollmentincrease:

SUBMISSIONINSTRUCTIONS

otifications must "e su"mitted "y Decem"er $stt!o years "efore the e-pected implementation. Pleasereturn the completed form as a PD to lcmesu"missions/aamc.org.Canadian schools should also send

the form to cacms/afmc.ca. Please include a dated and signed co*er letter !ritten on letterhead.
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OVERVIEW

Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four

urrent!nrollment

"roposed#ncrease$

$%Number of new or transferring students

1. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

a. 0sing the ta"le "elo! and e-panding the num"er of ro!s as necessary, descri"e the educational space

used for reuired courses in the pre1cler2ship curriculum. 3Onlycomplete this item if the proposed

increase in class size affects the pre-clerkship years.4

Type of &oom' Seating apacity (ain !ducational )se%s*+

$

%ncludes lecture hall, multidisciplinary la", conference room, small1group discussion room, etc. %f se*eralrooms of similar type and seating capacity are used, indicate the total num"er of such rooms in

parentheses.

+%ncludes lectures, small1group discussion, dissection, slide study, !et la", simulations, clinical s2ills

practice or testing, etc.

". Pro*ide a "rief narrati*e assessment of the adeuacy of other physical facilities, including li"rary

resources, information technology or ser*ices, clinical s2ills learning and e*aluation areas, and study

space, !hich !ould accommodate the proposed increase in class si&e.

2. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF

a. Summari&e any faculty recruitment that has occurred to support the proposed increase in class si&e.

". 0sing the ta"le "elo!, and e-panding the num"er of ro!s as necessary, list each reuired course and

cler2ship that !ould increase instructional staff to accommodate the proposed increase in class si&e.

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ourse or ler3shipTitle

Number of NewSta'

#nstructional &esponsibilities of NewSta+

'#ncludes full4time5 part4time5 and community4based %volunteer* faculty5 residents5

graduate students5 and others with teaching responsibilities6

+#ncludes lectures5 small4group precepting5 lab or clinical supervision5 etc6

c. or each reuired course or cler2ship that is NOTincreasing the num"er of instructional staff, pro*ide

a "rief assessment of the adeuacy of faculty or other instructional staff to accommodate the proposedincrease in class si&e.

d. Descri"e any changes to student1faculty ratios or group si&e for dissection, la" super*ision, small1group

discussions, etc., that !ould result from the proposed increase in class si&e.

e. 5riefly descri"e any changes in the num"er of standardi&ed patients that !ould "e needed to

accommodate the proposed increase in class si&e.

3. CLINICAL FACILITIES

a. 0sing the ta"le "elo!, descri"e any newclinical teaching sites that !ould "e used to accommodate the

proposed increase in class si&e.

)sed For &e7uired ler3ships #n

Facility Name Fam6(ed

#nt6 (ed Neurol O8.9yn "ed "sych Surg

". or each newinpatient facility noted in the preceding ta"le, pro*ide the follo!ing information6

Facility Name No6 of8eds

vg6 DailyOccupancy &ate

vg6,engthof Stay

No6 ofdmissions.Yr

No6 ofOutpatient ;isits.yr

No6 of !&;isits.Yr

c. or existingclinical teaching sites, "riefly descri"e any change in the num"er of students per clinical

rotation and the num"ers of faculty mem"ers or residents that !ould "e reuired to accommodate the

proposed increase in students per rotation.

d. or each reuired cler2ship, pro*ide a "rief assessment, "ased on re*ie! of patient logs or otherrele*ant data, of the adeuacy of patient *olume and mi- to accommodate the proposed increase in class

si&e.

4. STUDENT SERVICES

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Pro*ide a "rief narrati*e assessment of the capacity of each of the follo!ing student ser*ices to handle the

proposed increase in class si&e6

inancial aid6

Student health6

Personal counseling6

#utorial assistance6

Career ad*ising6

5. APPLICANT POOL

a. Complete the follo!ing ta"le !ith data on the entering class in each of the preceding fi*e years. 3This

item applies to schools increasing the size of the entering class.]

Four yearsprior

Three yearsprior

Two yearsprior

One yearprior

urrentyear

pplications'

#nterviews

cceptances(atriculants'#nclude only the number of admissions applications considered by the admissionscommittee6

". Complete the follo!ing ta"le !ith data on ne!ly matriculating students in each of the past fi*e years.

3This item applies to schools increasing the size of the entering class.]

verage Four Years"rior

Three Years"rior

Two Years"rior

One Year"rior

urrentYear

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c. Pro*ide a "rief narrati*e description of the e-pected impact of the proposed class1si&e increase on the

geographic scope of the applicant pool and on student di*ersity.

6. FINANCIAL SUPPORT

a. 5riefly descri"e any increase in re*enue that !ill "e pro*ided "y go*ernment sources, the parent

uni*ersity, or other sources to accommodate the proposed increase in class si&e.

". Pro*ide an assessment of the e-pected impact of the proposed increase on scholarship support,

including any pro7ected increases in institutional funding for need1"ased and merit1"ased scholarships,and the sources for such additional funding.

7. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DATA

ote any other rele*ant data that you thin2 the LCME should ta2e into consideration !hen e*aluating the

adeuacy of resources to support the proposed increase in class si&e.

CLASSS IZEINCREASE

NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTSAND INSTRUCTIONS

CURRENT ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES

Purpose of LCME and CACM accreditation.#he accreditation of medical education programs

leading to the M.D. degree ser*es to ensure that national standards of educational uality are met. #he

cyclical process of institutional self1study and assessment, coupled !ith e-ternal *alidation "y a team of

professional peers, pro*ides a po!erful mechanism for ongoing uality impro*ement. Accreditation "ythe LCME and the CACMS is essential for the credentialing of medical education programs in the 0.S.

and Canada.

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!alance bet"een student enroll#ent and total resources. Accreditation is a!arded to a program of

medical education "ased on a 7udgment of appropriate "alance "et!een student enrollment and the total

resources of the institution, including faculty, physical facilities, appropriate num"ers and mi- of patients,

and operating "udget. Significant changes to the educational program, student enrollment, or to the

resources of the institution may distort this "alance. Although medical education programs are not

accredited "y the LCME or the CACMS for a specific class si&e, a su"stantial im"alance in student

enrollment relati*e to resources may ha*e a negati*e impact on educational program uality, and thus lead

to ree*aluation of a program8s accreditation status "y the accrediting "odies.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIOR NOTICE

5ecause su"stantial changes in either student enrollment or in the total resources of the institution may

lead to ree*aluation of a program8s accreditation status, the LCME (and the CACMS, for Canadian

schools) must recei*e prior notice of the proposed changes. %ncreases of the follo!ing magnitude re$uire

prior notification6 $) in any gi*en year, an increase in entering class si&e of $' or greater, or an a"solute

increase of $ students, !hiche*er is smaller9 %&+) a cumulati*e increase in the entering class si&e of

+' or more o*er three years. Such notice must include sufficient information, as descri"ed a"o*e, topermit the LCME and:or the CACMS to ma2e a reasoned decision regarding the need for further

e*aluation (e.g., through a sur*ey *isit), and must "e pro*ided far enough in ad*ance for a final decision

to "e made prior to the program accepting the additional students. otification should "e pro*ided no

later than Decem"er$stfor consideration "y the LCME (and the CACMS, for Canadian schools) at their

e"ruary meetings.

Although the thresholds descri"ed a"o*e apply to the need for prior notification, enroll#ent increases

belo" the thresholds also re$uire reporting to the LCME (and the CACMS, for Canadian schools). %n

general, if a planned increase in the entering class si&e results in a first1year enrollment greater than the

largest first1year class si&e (including repeating students) during the pre*ious fi*e years, it should "e

reported to the LCME (and the CACMS, for Canadian schools). Such reports should "e su"mitted "efore

the "eginning of the academic year in !hich the planned increase ta2es effect.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR CLASS SIZE INCREASES

#he follo!ing types of information should "e pro*ided as supporting documentation !hen reporting class

si&e increases. Please use the attached form.

$. A summary of the space and educational facilities a*aila"le to accommodate the increased class si&e for

the preclinical curriculum (e.g., data on seating capacity of lecture halls and small1group meeting rooms,dissection facilities, !et la" space, etc.) and an assessment of the sufficiency of li"rary resources and

space, clinical s2ills assessment centers, information technology, general study space, or any otherrele*ant facilities for the larger class si&e.

+. #he adeuacy of instructional staff (faculty and residents) for reuired courses, cler2ships and electi*esincluding the num"er of small1group preceptors.

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;. #he adeuacy of clinical facilities and patient *olume for reuired cler2ships and electi*es.

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