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.
The Residency Review Committee has revised the Guide to Proper Logging of Surgical Procedures, with changes effective July 1, 2018. The surgical portion of the Guide resulted from an ongoing collaborative review by the Committee and the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. The updated Guide includes new sections related to Category 6, Other Podiatric Procedures, Category 7 – Biomechanical Examinations, and Category 8 – History and Physical Examinations.
Draft II revisions of CPME publications 120, Standards and Requirements for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, and 130, Procedures for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, will be open for comment for four months. Following a review of the comments from the community of interest, the proposed revisions to CPME 120 and 130 will be considered for final adoption by the Council during its April 2019 meeting.
The Council’s Continuing Education Committee (CEC) is developing a continuing education provider workshop. The workshop, which is open to all providers of continuing education, will include topics related to documentation and evaluation, common areas of noncompliance, and best practices. The workshop will take place on Friday, March 15, at the JW Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC. Additional information will be published once the details of the workshop are finalized.
Approval Actions - Continuing Education Committee
Approval Actions - Residency Review Committee
Call for Comment - CPME Publications 120 and 130 - The Committee appointed to review the documents related to college evaluation and accreditation began meeting in 2016, and Draft I of the rewrite of CPME publications 120 and 130 was disseminated to the community of interest in December 2017. The Council reviewed all comments received from the community of interest concerning Draft I at its April 2018 meeting and determined that due to the number and nature of the comments received, the Committee would reconvene to address the comments and to provide recommendations to the Council at its October 2018 meeting. The Council reviewed the recommendations made by the Committee and approved Draft II of CPME publications 120 and 130 at its October 2018 meeting.
Per CPME 130, Draft II revisions of CPME publications 120 and 130 will be open for comment for four months. Following a review of the comments from the community of interest, the proposed revisions to CPME 120 and 130 will be considered for final adoption by the Council during its April 2019 meeting.
You are encouraged to forward this message as you see appropriate. The Council is seeking the broadest possible input. Please send your comments by March 1, 2019, to hmstagliano@cpme.org
March 2, 2019
Continuing Education Committee
APMA Headquarters, Bethesda, MD
March 8-9, 2019
Residency Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
APMA Headquarters, Bethesda, MD
March 15, 2019
Collaborative Residency Evaluator Committee
Washington, DC
Continuing Education Workshop
Washington, DC
March 29-30, 2019
Residency Review Committee
APMA Headquarters, Bethesda, MD
