Probation lifted at Missouri medical school

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The University of Missouri medical school has regained full accreditation after a nine-month probation for problems in its resident education program.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education put the school on a two-year probation in April 2009 but lifted the sanction earlier this month.

The oversight group said a lack of support staff caused medical residents to improperly schedule patient appointments and retrieve medical records.

School officials issued a statement Tuesday describing a series of improvements to the graduate medical education program. The changes included assigning more administrative tasks to nurses, social workers, pharmacists and other workers to free residents for more patient care duties.

The school is now accredited through 2013.