Houston Chronicle, July 21, 2007 GALVESTON - The School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has earned an eight-year accreditation extension of its education program after a peer-based evaluation that evaluates function, organization and performance, a news release states. An accreditation report by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the nationally recognized authority for medical education programs, concluded that the school met a comprehensive list of national standards that are meant to foster improvement of the school and its programs. The report noted that the "school's faculty members demonstrate enthusiastic commitment to medical student education that embraces curricular innovation and the promotion of active learning through the Integrated Medical Curriculum," the release states.