medical education accreditation – International Medical Education Accreditation

WFME Recognizes Malaysian Medical Council and Philippine Accrediting Agency

By Michael Diamond April 23, 2023Accreditation, WFMENo Comments

On April 5th 2023, WFME announced that the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and Philippine Accrediting Association for Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) had each been recognised for a full term of 10…

Sri Lanka Awarded WFME Recognition

By Michael Diamond April 23, 2023Accreditation, WFMENo Comments

WFME announced on March 7th, 2023 that the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) has been awarded Recognition Status for the full term of 10 years. This brings to 34 the…

New WFME Recognition – Bahrain

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

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…

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…

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…

What is the significance of WFME and NCMFEA “recognition”?

By Michael Diamond August 8, 2022NCFMEA, WFME1 Comment

WFME (World Federation for Medical Education) is an agency that aspires to improve standards for medical education around the world. WFME's "recognition" became significant when the ECFMG (Educational Commission for…

Do WFME/NCFMEA Accredit Medical Schools?

By Michael Diamond August 8, 2022Foreign Medical School, NCFMEA, WFMENo Comments

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?

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…