The Council on Medical Education (CME) formulates policy on medical education by recommending educational policies to the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, through the AMA Board of Trustees. The Council is also responsible for recommending the appointments of representatives to accrediting bodies and to other national organizations.

The AMA's Initiative to Transform Medical Education (ITME) is designed for major stakeholders interested in promoting excellence in patient care by reforming the current medical education and training system.

Results and recommendations of the Initiative to Transform Medical Education are contained in the following summary (PDF, 311KB).

The CME responsibilities include the following:

• The study and evaluation of all aspects of medical education, including ensuring that there is an adequate continuing supply of well-qualified physicians to meet the medical needs of the public;
  
• The review and recommendation of policies for medical education;
  
• The consideration and recommendation of the means and methods whereby physicians may be assisted in maintaining their professional competence and the development of means and criteria for recognition of such achievement; and
  
• The responsibility that the AMA remains an accredited sponsor of continuing medical education.

To contact the Council on Medical Education please e-mail: daniel.winship@ama-assn.org

Council Members

Information about the members of the Council on Medical Education.

Initiative to Transform Medical Education

Bylaws

Council on Medical Education Bylaws.

Dates in the history of the AMA Council on Medical Education

View the history of Medical Education and the AMA Council on Medical Education

Rules and regulations

Offers information on the Council's Rules and Regulations

BOT Liaisons

Information on the AMA Board of Trustee member of the Council on Medical Education.

AMA Council on Medical Education Subcommittees and Task Forces

Subcommittees and Task Forces established for the Council on Medical Education

Future meeting dates

Future meeting dates for the Council on Medical Education

Liaison Committee for Specialty Boards

Essentials for approval of new specialties and information about the LCSB.

The Fifth Pathway Program

An avenue to licensure in the U.S. available to students who complete four years of study at an international medical school that requires an additional year of supervised clinical work at one of two U.S. medical schools.

Board of Trustee Report Considered at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates

Council on Medical Education Reports considered at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates

Council on Medical Education Report 1, Interim 2007 Meeting

Implications of the Medical Home - Model for Medical Education

Council member terms

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