This week marked another breakthrough in the accreditation process for Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine when it received “candidate” status by the Liason Committee on Medical Education, the national accrediting agency for allopathic medical schools in U.S. and Canada.
The agency reviewed the foundational documents WSU submitted back in December and determined them sufficient to warrant advancement. The next step will be for the accrediting body to visit the campus this spring or summer to discuss future plans, evaluate the facilities, and go over any questions or concerns before determining whether to grant WSU a preliminary accreditation status.
Things are moving on schedule since the Legislature authorized WSU to pursue medicine as an academic discipline during last year’s legislative session.