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Academy's educational programs accredited for 6 years

The Liaison Committee on Continuing MedicalEducation (LCCME) accredited the AmericanAcademy of Dermatology for an unprecedented6-year term.

"LCCME accreditation is for a standard periodof four years," said Richard S. Wilbur, M.D.,secretary of LCCME. "However, in exceptionalcases this is extended to six years. I am pleased toreport that the Accreditation Review Committeerecommended and the Liaison Committee onContinuing Medical Education approved accredi­tation of the American Academy of Dermatologyfor the maximum period of six years."

In a conversation with Bradford W. Claxton,executive director of the Academy, Dr. Wilbursaid that the Academy was honored with this dis­tinction "for exceptional and meritorious educa­tional programs. "

Commenting on the LCCME accreditation, Mr.Claxton said, "In the past 12 years that I have

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been involved with medical education, the AAD isthe first medical society I know that has beenawarded such an accreditation. "

In November, 1980, Marie-Louise Johnson,M. D., chairman of the Council on EducationalAffairs, John Strauss, M.D., immediate past­chairman of the Council on Educational Affairs,and Mr. Claxton presented the LCCME ReviewCommittee with information on the Academy'seducational programs. Such programs include theAnnual National Meeting (the largest annual edu­cational event for dermatology in the world), au­diovisual programs, home study programs, re­gional postgraduate courses, and the CME article,which appears monthly in the Journal of theAmerican Academy of Dermatology.

The LCCME accreditation will allow the Acad­emy to continue to review and accredit local,state, and regional educational programs forCategory 1 credit.