This is NO update. California does NOT list IUHS as an approved school and this is what you must be concerned about. Also, you should read the required information necessary to submit an application to become an approved school on the California list.

On page 8 of the Medical School Self Assessment Report, the following questions must be answered:

7. What is the percent of actual attendance that is required?
8. Describe how attendance is monitored.

On page 10, there is table that must be filled in that asks for teh number of hours of lecture and the number of hours of lab. They also ask for small group discussion hours as well as patient contact hours.

There are also some questions in facilities about student usage of lab material and specimens. Yes, they do ask questions about the use of computer-assisted instruction but they also want to know library availability and usage as well as the availability of knowledge databases.

There is also the question about the viability of the institution. California is now following the format of the LCME/CACMS site visit pre-accreditation documentation. By the way, California requires a fee of approximately $65,000 and the coverage of the accreditation visit to see the facilities, both basic sciences and clinical.

I don't think IUHS would be anywhere near the ability to fulfill the pre-accreditation or site assessment report or pay the required fees, do you?

Read and look before you leap, please!
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