 The Chicago Medical School had accreditation issues in 2004 and again in 2013, when it was placed on probation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for non-academic reasons.In February 2014, the LCME determined that the school's areas of concerns were in compliance.CMS has a long history of community participation and was one of the first to encourage students to perform community medical services as a natural outgrowth of a medical education.