APMA News - November/December 2020 - 34

CPME Update

Fall Meeting 2020
The council also updated the Complaint Procedures (CPME
925) to remove references to administrative probation. The
Appeal Guidelines (CPME 935a and 935b) were updated to
remove " reverse " as an action and to provide greater guidance
to an appeal committee due to the updated US Department of
Education regulations.
Following a recommendation from the Accreditation Committee, the council voted to approve the CPME Virtual Site
Visit Policy for the colleges as well as the CPME Agenda
Guide for Virtual On-Site Visits, the CPME Virtual Site Visit
Guidelines for Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, and the CPME
Virtual Site Visit Guidelines for Evaluators of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine.

CPME Eligibility Requirements Document Adopted
After an extensive four-year process, as well as multiple
surveys and input from the communities of interest, CPME
has adopted the College Eligibility Requirements, which can
be found at www.cpme.org. To ensure that a candidate institution has the authority, means, and resources to adequately
support an educational program in podiatric medicine, the
eligibility requirements have been established for colleges applying for initial accreditation or reaccreditation. These requirements must be satisfied in order that an application for
candidate status, leading to accreditation, may be considered.
The revised College Eligibility Requirements went into effect
on October 17, 2020.

CPME 320 and 330 Revisions
The Council on Podiatric Medical Education held its fall
meeting October 15-17. The recommendations emanating
from council committees, which completed their deliberations at meetings and conference calls held from August-
October, constitute the majority of each CPME agenda and
include review of progress reports from the colleges of podiatric medicine. The Continuing Education Committee and
the Residency Review Committee held their meetings in August and September, and the Accreditation Committee and
the council's Budget Planning and Executive Committees
met in October.
The council updated the CPME Bylaws and policy documents at the October meeting. The CPME Bylaws were updated to clarify procedures related to attendance at the public sessions of the council and its committees, appointment
of representatives to non-CPME committees, and permitting
former council members to chair ad hoc committees.
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Every six years, the council conducts a comprehensive review of the standards, requirements, and procedures associated with its evaluation activities. The Residency Ad Hoc Committee began meeting two years ago to review input from the
communities of interest and to create Draft I of the revised
CPME publications 320, Standards and Requirements for Approval of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residencies, and
CPME 330, Procedures for Approval of Podiatric Medicine
and Surgery Residencies. At the council's October 2020 meeting, Draft I of CPME 320 and CPME 330 were approved. The
proposed document revisions are currently being prepared
for dissemination to the community of interest, and the council will hold one or more public forums for comment.
The revised CPME 320 and 330 documents will be posted
on CPME.org under " Residencies " -> " Residency Documents
and Forms. " Once the comment period closes, CPME will
review the feedback received to determine next steps in
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