Accreditation – Page 2 – International Medical Education Accreditation

Undergraduate Medical Education Accreditation – a Bureaucratic Headache or an Essential Tool?

By Michael Diamond October 14, 2022Accreditation, Undergraduate Medical EducationNo Comments

Ask a medical school dean anywhere in the world and they'll admit that their periodic medical school accreditation assessment is one of the most time-consuming, tiresome, and stressful events in…

Two New Countries Awarded WFME Recognition Status

By Michael Diamond October 12, 2022AccreditationNo Comments

WFME announced today that two new countries have been granted WFME recognition status. The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) of Spain, andThe Republic of Kazakhstan, accredited by the…

NCFMEA published its agenda for October 6th meeting

By Michael Diamond October 2, 2022Accreditation, Foreign Medical School, NCFMEA, Undergraduate Medical EducationNo Comments

NCFMEA just published the agenda for its meeting on October 6th. NCFMEA is a committee of the US Education Department. It examines the work of "foreign" medical education accrediting authorities…

Does WFME recognition guarantee that all international medical school graduates are at the same level?

By Michael Diamond September 20, 2022Accreditation, Foreign Medical School, Undergraduate Medical Education, WFMENo Comments

WFME recognition does not guarantee that all medical school graduates are at the same level. When WFME assesses a country's accrediting authority it looks at their quality assurance framework to…

Current status of WFME “recognized” authorities, those in the process, and notable absences

By Michael Diamond September 19, 2022Accreditation, Foreign Medical School, Undergraduate Medical Education, WFMENo Comments

On September 3rd, 2022, WFME updated their list of “recognised" accrediting authorities. "Recognition" of an undergraduate medical education accreditation authority is required by 2024 so that graduates of a country's…

Pakistan Medical Council Declared Eligible for WFME program

By Michael Diamond September 12, 2022Accreditation, Foreign Medical School, Undergraduate Medical Education, WFMENo Comments

After completing mandatory requirements, the PMC has been declared eligible for the WFME recognition program. The PMC is the successor to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) which was…

What is Medical School Accreditation?

By Michael Diamond August 20, 2022Accreditation, Undergraduate Medical EducationNo Comments

To ensure high quality medical education, schools in many countries are required to be periodically examined by their Accrediting Authority. The accreditation process usually requires schools to conduct a thorough…

Are foreign medical schools accredited in the US?

By Michael Diamond August 8, 2022Accreditation, Foreign Medical School, NCFMEANo Comments

Foreign Medical Schools - those situated outside the United States - are NOT accredited in the US. However, some country's accrediting authorities are granted "comparability" status by the US Education…