CPME Publications 120 and 130 (Accreditation Committee)
Every six years, the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME or Council) conducts a comprehensive review of its standards, requirements, and procedures related to its evaluation activities. As part of the document review process, CPME surveyed the community of interest to obtain the opinions of the podiatric community of interest regarding crucial elements of these college documents CPME 120, Standards and Requirements for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine and CPME 130, Procedures for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine. The survey was designed to provide baseline information for consideration by the committee. The Call for Comment survey was disseminated in November 2024 and closed on January 15, 2025.
The review of these documents is led by an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee comprised of members representing organizations within the community of interest. The Accreditation Ad Hoc Committee held its first meeting on April 3, 2025, followed by a meeting on May 14, 2025, and June 12, 2025, where members reviewed input from communities of interest submitted via surveys and comment letters. The Committee is currently drafting the first version of the revised CPME 120, Standards and Requirements for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, and CPME 130, Procedures for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine. The Committee plans to meet monthly to complete this work.
Accreditation Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
The Council has appointed the following members:
Jennifer Mathews, PhD (chair); CPME representative
Bryan Caldwell, DPM, MD: AACPM administrator representative
Jonathan Labovitz, DPM: CPME representative
Dalon Paredes, DPM; APMA Young Physician representative
Kathleen Pyatak-Hugar, DPM; NBPME representative
Jarrod Smith, DPM; AACPM clinical faculty representative
Derek Talbot, DC, PhD; AACPM basic science faculty member
Melanie Violand, DPM; Chair of the Accreditation Committee (ex-officio)
JT Marcoux, DPM; Chair of CPME (ex-officio)