The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is accepting nominations for student members for the 2026-2027 academic year. The UW Dean of School of Medicine will nominate a student for only one of these positions, based on his assessment of the nominee’s fit with the respective requirements.
One student will be selected through a process by the American Medical Association (AMA) and one through a process by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Deans of LCME-accredited medical education programs can nominate a student for one of the open positions.
Student members of the LCME participate fully in LCME activities, including serving on one survey team during the year, and have full voting privileges. The selected students will begin their official term of service on July 1, 2026. Selected students are invited to attend the June 2026 LCME meeting in Chicago, IL as an orientation. All expenses for student member participation in LCME activities are covered by the LCME.
General Requirements for Both the AMA and AAMC Student Members
- The nominee must be a fourth-year medical student (MS4) and have completed the clerkship year (i.e., Patient Care Phase at UWSOM) prior to the academic year they would be serving. If an MD/PhD student, the nominee must have completed the clerkship year.
- The nominee should be in good academic standing and able to commit sufficient time to LCME duties, including attending three LCME meetings during the year, participating in one survey visit, and serving as a reviewer of reports from survey teams and schools.
- Student members should be student leaders with a demonstrated interest in medical education, preferably demonstrated by membership on a medical school curriculum governance committee and/or participation in their own school’s accreditation review. If the nominee will be submitted by the Dean under the AMA nomination process, then the student must also be a current dues paid member of the American Medical Association (AMA) Medical Student Section (MSS).
If you are interesting and meet the eligibility requirements, please read the instruction and complete the steps using the internal online nomination form. These materials will be used by Dean Dellit to generate the required letter of nomination for the selected student.
The internal deadline to submit your self-nomination materials to the UWSOM Office of Student Affairs will be Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST. We hope you will consider applying for this opportunity.