Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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The Liaison Committee on Medical Education is the U.S. and Canadian accrediting body responsible for setting and enforcing quality standards for MD-granting medical education programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Liaison Committee on Medical Education canonical | 36 |
| LCME | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liaison Committee on Medical Education Context triple: [School of Medicine, Duke University, accreditation, Liaison Committee on Medical Education]
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A.
National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine is a leading U.S. nonprofit institution that provides expert, evidence-based advice on health, medicine, and biomedical science to inform policy and improve public health.
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B.
Association of American Universities
The Association of American Universities is an organization of leading research-intensive universities in North America dedicated to advancing higher education and research policy.
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Middle States Commission on Higher Education
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is a regional accrediting agency in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic and surrounding regions.
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D.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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E.
New England Commission of Higher Education
The New England Commission of Higher Education is a regional accrediting agency in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of colleges and universities in the New England region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liaison Committee on Medical Education Target entity description: The Liaison Committee on Medical Education is the U.S. and Canadian accrediting body responsible for setting and enforcing quality standards for MD-granting medical education programs.
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A.
National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine is a leading U.S. nonprofit institution that provides expert, evidence-based advice on health, medicine, and biomedical science to inform policy and improve public health.
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B.
Universitas 21
Universitas 21 is an international network of leading research-intensive universities that collaborate to promote global higher education and research excellence.
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C.
Association of American Universities
The Association of American Universities is an organization of leading research-intensive universities in North America dedicated to advancing higher education and research policy.
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D.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is a regional accrediting agency in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic and surrounding regions.
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E.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
accrediting body
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nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
LCME
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| accredits | medical education programs leading to the MD degree ⓘ |
| appliesTo | full-time medical education programs leading to the MD degree ⓘ |
| coSponsoredBy |
American Medical Association
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Association of American Medical Colleges ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| doesNotAccredit |
osteopathic medical schools
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postgraduate medical education programs ⓘ |
| enforcesStandardFor | accreditation of MD-granting medical schools ⓘ |
| field |
higher education accreditation
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medical education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
educational program quality
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educational resources and facilities in medical schools ⓘ faculty qualifications in medical schools ⓘ institutional governance and administration of medical schools ⓘ student services and support in medical schools ⓘ |
| fullName | Liaison Committee on Medical Education self-link ⓘ |
| hasRole |
conducting accreditation surveys of medical schools
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developing accreditation standards for MD programs ⓘ ensuring quality of medical education for physicians ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian MD programs
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United States MD programs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
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United States Department of Education ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Education
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| regulates |
MD-granting medical education programs in Canada
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MD-granting medical education programs in the United States ⓘ |
| setsStandardFor | quality of undergraduate medical education programs leading to the MD degree ⓘ |
| typeOfAccreditation | programmatic accreditation ⓘ |
| website | https://lcme.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Liaison Committee on Medical Education Description of subject: The Liaison Committee on Medical Education is the U.S. and Canadian accrediting body responsible for setting and enforcing quality standards for MD-granting medical education programs.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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fullName
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Liaison Committee on Medical Education
self-link
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Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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abbreviation
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Liaison Committee on Medical Education
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
LCME
subject surface form:
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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accreditation
→
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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subject surface form:
Georgetown University School of Medicine
subject surface form:
UNC School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
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accreditation
→
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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subject surface form:
College of Medicine (University of Florida)
subject surface form:
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
subject surface form:
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
subject surface form:
University of Virginia School of Medicine
subject surface form:
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
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accreditation
→
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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subject surface form:
University of Washington School of Medicine
subject surface form:
University of Utah School of Medicine