Here are five things to know about Baylor’s probation and the recent change.
1. The LCME informed Baylor of the change Feb. 10 and plans to send a formal letter next week.
2. While it was on probation status, Baylor remained completely accredited.
3. In June 2014, the LCME cited Baylor for 14 “areas of concern,” including a lack of documentation about specific policies. These policies include faculty input and observation of students in clinical rotations.
4. Baylor took multiple steps to so as to comply with the LCME’s standards, including hiring a provost and 10 administrative officers, implementing a better review of Baylor’s curriculum and forming a faculty senate.
5. Baylor College of Medicine President Paul Klotman, MD, was pleased with the changes. “Nineteen months ago, it was difficult to see this, but it became clear that probation was good for us,” Dr. Klotman said in an email to the Baylor community, according to the report. “It got our attention. Today we are a better institution.”
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