Standard 1: Mission, Planning, Organization, and Integrity

A medical school has a written statement of mission and goals for the medical education program, conducts ongoing planning, and has written bylaws that describe an effective organizational structure and governance processes. In the conduct of all internal and external activities, the medical school demonstrates integrity through its consistent and documented adherence to fair, impartial, and effective processes, policies, and practices.

• Element 1.1 - Strategic Planning and Continuous Quality Improvement
• Element 1.2 - Conflict of Interest Policies
• Element 1.3 - Mechanisms for Faculty Participation
• Element 1.4 - Affiliation Agreements
• Element 1.5 - Bylaws
• Element 1.6 - Eligibility Requirements

Standard 2: Leadership and Administration

A medical school has a sufficient number of faculty in leadership roles and of senior administrative staff with the skills, time, and administrative support necessary to achieve the goals of the medical education program and to ensure the functional integration of all programmatic components.

• Element 2.1 - Administrative Officer and Faculty Appointments
• Element 2.2 - Dean’s Qualifications
• Element 2.3 - Access and Authority of the Dean
• Element 2.4 - Sufficiency of Administrative Staff
• Element 2.5 - Responsibility of and to the Dean
• Element 2.6 - Functional Integration of the Faculty

Standard 3: Academic and Learning Environments

A medical school ensures that its medical education program occurs in professional, respectful, and intellectually stimulating academic and clinical environments, recognizes the benefits of diversity, and promotes students’ attainment of competencies required of future physicians.

• Element 3.1 - Resident Participation in Medical Student Education
• Element 3.2 - Community of Scholars/Research Opportunities
• Element 3.3 - Diversity/Pipeline Programs and Partnerships
• Element 3.4 - Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Element 3.5 - Learning Environment/Professionalism
• Element 3.6 - Student Mistreatment

A medical school has in place a sufficient cohort of faculty members with the qualifications and time required to deliver the medical curriculum and to meet the other needs and fulfill the other missions of the institution.

• 4.1 Sufficiency of Faculty
• 4.2 Scholarly Productivity 
• 4.3 Faculty Appointment Policies 
• 4.4 Feedback to Faculty 
• 4.5 Faculty Professional Development 
• 4.6 Responsibility for Medical School Policies