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CPME Update
CPME Document Revisions in Progress
n Colleges of Podiatric Medicine:
CPME 120 and 130, Eligibility Requirements
Every six years, CPME conducts a comprehensive review of
the standards, requirements, and procedures associated with
its evaluation activities. In 2016, the council appointed an ad
hoc advisory committee to review CPME publication 120, Standards and Requirements for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine; CPME publication 130, Procedures for Accrediting Colleges
of Podiatric Medicine; and the College Accreditation Eligibility
Requirements document.
Per CPME 130, Draft III revisions of CPME 120 and Draft
II of CPME 130 and the College Accreditation Eligibility Requirements will be open for comment for four months. Following
review of the comments from the community of interest, the
proposed revisions to the three documents will be considered
for final adoption by the council at its October 2019 meeting.
The revised documents can be found on the council's website (www.cpme.org) by clicking "Accreditation Information
for Colleges" under the "Podiatric Medical Colleges" tab.
The council is seeking the broadest possible input. Please
submit comments to hmstagliano@cpme.org by September 15.
n Specialty Boards: CPME 220 and 230
In February 2019, the Joint Committee on the Recognition
of Specialty Boards (JCRSB) met to review and revise CPME
publications 220, Criteria and Guidelines for Recognition of a Specialty Board for Podiatric Medical Practice, and 230, Procedures for
Recognition of a Specialty Board for Podiatric Medical Practice.
The JCRSB recommended edits to CPME 220 and 230,
which were approved by the council at its April 2019 meeting.
Per CPME 220, prior to adoption, the criteria and guidelines
are to be disseminated widely in order to obtain information
regarding how revisions will affect the community of interest.
Following a review of the comments from the community of
interest, the proposed revisions to CPME 220 and CPME 230
may be considered for final adoption by the council at its October 2019 meeting.
The revised documents can be found on CPME.org by clicking on "CPME Specialty Boards Document Revisions" under the
"Specialty Certifying Boards" tab.
Please send your comments to hmstagliano@cpme.org by
August 15.
n Continuing Education: CPME 720 and 730
The Continuing Education Committee is responsible for the
interim review of CPME publications 720, Standards, Requirements, and Guidelines for Approval of Providers of Continuing Education in Podiatric Medicine, and 730, Procedures for Approval of
Providers of Continuing Education in Podiatric Medicine, three years
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following the adoption of revisions resulting from the previous
ad hoc advisory committee review. The purpose of the interim
review is to "fine-tune" any areas of the documents that may
not be functioning appropriately, rather than to propose major
changes in direction or philosophy, which would be within the
purview of the next ad hoc advisory committee review.
The committee recommended edits to CPME 720 and 730,
which were approved by the council at its April 2019 meeting.
Following a review of the comments from the community of
interest, the proposed revisions to CPME 720 and CPME 730
may be considered for final adoption by the council at its October 2019 meeting.
Drafts of the revised documents are available on CPME.org;
select "Continuing Education," then "Information for Continuing Education Providers."
Please send your comments to sbsaylor@cpme.org by August 10.

Fall 2019 Residency Visits-Invitation for Comments
As part of the residency approval process, CPME conducts
on-site evaluations of new programs and on-site re-evaluations of approved programs. Each fall and spring, CPME meets
to determine approval decisions. At its fall meeting, the council reviews programs visited during the previous spring's onsite evaluation cycle, and at its spring meeting, the council
reviews programs visited during the previous fall's on-site evaluation cycle.
To review the programs currently scheduled for on-site
evaluation during the fall of 2019, visit CPME.org and select
"Residencies," then "On-Site Evaluation of Approved Residency Programs," and then "Call for Comments-Fall 2019
Residency On-Site Visits." The council updates the list as evaluation dates are confirmed.
The council's residency approval process includes consideration of third-party comments concerning an institution's qualifications for either provisional or continued approval. Comments must be received no later than 15 days prior to the
program's scheduled site visit date. All third-party comments
must be signed. Comments are forwarded to the evaluation
team, and anonymously to the program director for response, if
appropriate, prior to the visit.
Please submit third-party comments for programs to be
reviewed this fall to: Nahla Wu, CPME associate director, at
ngwu@cpme.org.
Or, if you prefer, mail comments to:
Nahla Wu
Council on Podiatric Medical Education
9312 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, MD 20814

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