New WFME Recognition – Bahrain
On Nov 9th, WFME announced the recognition of The Education & Training Quality Authority (BQA) of Bahrain. This brings to 33 the number of accrediting agencies that have been recognized…
ECFMG now accepting NCFMEA as well as WFME recognition
According to the ECFMG website, they have now approved two organizations for the recognition of medical school accrediting agencies. Medical schools accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by either WFME…
Did ECFMG and WFME force India and Pakistan to fix their Medical Education?
According to stats.oecd.org, about 46,000 Indian-trained doctors and 12,500 Pakistan-trained doctors currently work in the US, increasing by 850 and 550 respectively each year. That intake - a significant part…
NCFMEA published its agenda for October 6th meeting
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?
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
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
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…
Do WFME/NCFMEA Accredit Medical Schools?
No, neither WFME nor NCFMEA accredit medical schools. Instead, both agencies examine the national accrediting authority of the "foreign" country and, if satisfied with their accreditation process, will “recognize” that…
Are foreign medical schools accredited in the US?
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…