The Council provides opportunity for individuals or organizations to submit written comments concerning an institution’s qualifications for provisional or continued approval. The Council publishes notices in APMA News and on its website regarding its plans to conduct either a focused evaluation or a comprehensive evaluation of an institution that seeks provisional approval or continuation of approval. The notice indicates the deadline for receipt of third-party comments.
CPME continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and guidance/updates issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and other sources. CPME believes the most responsible course of action to protect the health and well-being of committee members, evaluators, and CPME staff is to cancel in-person meetings and conduct them virtually. All on-site visits scheduled for the spring 2021 cycle will be conducted virtually.
The Residency Ad Hoc Advisory Committee met between October 2018–September 2020 to revise CPME 320 and 330. The Council approved the resulting Draft I Revisions in October. Town Hall Meetings will be held virtually December 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET and January 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm ET. The call for comment period, on the Draft I Revisions, has been extended to February 15, 2021 and a third town hall meeting has been scheduled in order to provide an additional opportunity for interested parties to hear a more detailed explanation of the draft documents.
The Continuing Education Committee's workshop video along with sample documents are available to providers of continuing education on the new resources page.
CPME COVID-19 Guidance
CPME Statements and Related Documents for Colleges, Residencies, Fellowships, and Continuing Education Providers
CPME 320 and CPME 330 Draft I Revisions
Prior to adoption, all Council policies, procedures, standards, and requirements are disseminated widely in order to obtain information regarding how the Council’s community of interest may be affected. Draft I revisions of CPME publications 320 and 330 will be open for comment until February 15, 2021. Following a review of the comments from the community of interest, the proposed revisions to CPME publications 320 and 330 will be considered for final adoption by the Council during its April 2021 meeting.
CPME Statement on the CSPE for Students Entering Residency in 2021
At its October 2020 meeting, the Council reviewed the request made by the NBPME to “modify the requirement of passing the CSPE examination, which is part of the Part II examination, from prior to beginning a residency program to prior to completing a residency program.” The Council approved a recommendation made by the RRC that residency programs will not be cited with an area of noncompliance if they accept students entering residency training in 2021 who have not passed the NBPME Part II CSPE. The Council did not go so far as to state when students or residents should take the examination, as that is outside the purview of the Council. The full statement is available here.
Updates to CPME Documents
At its October 2020 meeting, CPME adopted changes to CPME 900, Bylaws, CPME 925, Complaint Procedures, CPME 935a, Guidelines for the Conduct of Appeals by Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, CPME 935b, and Guidelines for the Conduct of Appeals by Residencies, Fellowships, Providers of Continuing Education, and Specialty Boards. CPME approved the CPME Virtual Site Visit Guidelines For Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, CPME Virtual Site Visit Policy, and CPME Virtual Site Visit Guide for the conduct of virtual on-site evaluations for approved colleges of podiatric medicine. More information about these changes can be found on the Updates to CPME Policies and Procedures page.
Spring 2021 Residency and Fellowship On-Site Evaluations
At its October 2020 meeting, the Council approved the recommendation of the RRC to conduct the Spring 2021 on-site evaluations virtually.
February 20, 2021
Joint Committee on the Recognition of Specialty Boards
Virtual meeting
March 5-6, 2021
Continuing Education Committee
Virtual meeting
March 6, 2021
Residency Evaluator Training
Virtual meeting
March 19-20, 2021
Residency Review Committee
Virtual meeting
RRC Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines
Calendar of activities for the CPME 320 and 330 Draft I Revisions
Accreditation Actions
Accreditation Standards and Guidelines
Approval Actions - Continuing Education Committee
Continuing Education Standards and Guidelines
Approval Actions - Residency Review Committee
Residency Standards and Guidelines
Fellowship Standards and Guidelines
Report of the Council
CPME Policies and Miscellaneous Documents
Verification Form
Residency Verifications – Currently CPME is unable to accept verification requests via phone or fax. Requests must either be made by through our verification form or by email.
