In 2015, The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine earned full accreditation from the LCME for its MD degree.

[2] Accreditation signifies that national standards for function, structure, and performance are met by the medical school's education program.

In the fall of 2011, the FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Graduate Medical Education (GME) Consortium was formed with five Palm Beach County hospitals: Bethesda Hospital East; Boca Raton Regional Hospital; and Tenet HealthCare system’s Delray Medical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center, and West Boca Medical Center.

In 2016, the college's general surgery residency program was approved for a total of 45 clinical positions and up to seven positions for a unique value-added year of scholarship and research, making this program one of the largest in the nation.

There is also a newly established MD/MBA program with the FAU College of Business which lets you complete your MD and MBA in 4 years.