2-Oct-2023
SAVE THE DATE: WFME Conference 2025
20-Sep-2023
NMC awarded Recognition Status
29-Aug-2023
WFME and ACGME Global Services: exploring postgraduate medical education oversight worldwide
10-Aug-2023
WFME joins global efforts as a signatory of the Declaration on Planetary Health
Facebook-f Instagram Linkedin-in Twitter

Enhancing the Quality of Medical Education Worldwide

Our priorities at the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) include promoting accreditation through the WFME Recognition Programme, elevating standards for medical education by publishing expert consensus on standards, and maintaining the World Directory of Medical Schools.

Contact Us

Recognition Programme

The WFME Recognition of Accreditation Programme evaluates agencies against internationally-accepted criteria for accreditation. Recognition Status is the quality measure which confers the understanding that the quality of medical education in accredited schools is to an appropriate and rigorous standard.

VIEW MORE ...

Standards

WFME publishes international best practice Global Standards for Quality Improvement of Medical Education, covering Basic Medical Education, Postgraduate Medical Education, Continuing Professional Development of Medical Doctors, and Distributed and Distance Learning in Medical Education.

VIEW MORE ...

World Directory

The World Directory of Medical Schools is a freely accessible directory of the world’s undergraduate (basic) medical education programmes. It contains information for over 3,700 schools, both operational and historical, including curriculum and enrolment details.

VIEW MORE ...

Latest news

Discover the latest news from WFME and stay informed about the organisation’s projects and developments.

Explore All
SAVE THE DATE: WFME Conference 2025
Read More
NMC awarded Recognition Status
Read More
WFME and ACGME Global Services: exploring postgraduate medical education oversight worldwide
Read More
WFME joins global efforts as a signatory of the Declaration on Planetary Health
Read More
AAQ awarded Recognition Status
Read More
TEPDAD re-awarded Recognition Status
Read More

Recognition map

Discover the latest progress in the WFME Recognition of Accreditation programme in the below interactive map. 

Explore more
  • Countries with agencies with Recognition Status
  • Countries with agencies applying in the Recognition programme

To access information, simply locate the country you are interested in, click on the country and a pop-up window will appear with details about operating accrediting agency/ies with WFME Recognition Status or applying agency/ies in the WFME Recognition programme in that country. To learn more about a particular accrediting agency, click on the link below its name in the pop-up window. This will direct you to the agency’s website.

Recommended publications

Discover a selection of recent WFME publications that come highly recommended for review.

WFME Standards for Postgraduate Medical Education 2023

DOWNLOAD

WFME Standards for Distributed and Distance Learning in Medicine 2021

DOWNLOAD

WFME Standards for Basic Medical Education 2020

DOWNLOAD

List of Agencies with Recognition Status or applying

DOWNLOAD

Sign up for the WFME Newsletter

Want to know what is new in the field of medical education? Subscribe to our newsletter!

WFME LOGO

General queries:

WFME Recognition Programme:

WFME Standards:

World Directory of Medical Schools:

Home

News

Recognition

Standards

World Directory

Events

About

Contact Us

WFME LOGO
Facebook-f Instagram Linkedin-in Twitter
  • Copyright © 2023 World Federation for Medical Education
  • Create PROSIMSI.sk

WFME search

Antigua and Barbuda

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Anguilla

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

2) Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) – domiciled in Ireland

https://www.accredmed.org/

Aruba

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) – domiciled in Ireland

https://www.accredmed.org/

Barbados

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Bahamas

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Curaçao

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) – domiciled in Ireland

https://www.accredmed.org/

Dominica

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

2) Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) – domiciled in Ireland

https://www.accredmed.org/

Dominican Republic

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Grenada

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Grenada Medical and Dental Council (GMDC)

https://gmdc.gd/

2) Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Jamaica

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

2) Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) – domiciled in Ireland

https://www.accredmed.org/

Cayman Islands

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) – domiciled in Ireland

https://www.accredmed.org/

Saint Lucia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Montserrat

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Sint Maarten

Operating agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)

https://www.accredmed.org/

Turks and Caicos

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Trinidad and Tobago

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

2) Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) – domiciled in Ireland

https://www.accredmed.org/

Australia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Australian Medical Council (AMC)

https://www.amc.org.au/

Canada

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS)

https://cacms-cafmc.ca/

Kuwait

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) – domiciled in Turkey

http://www.tepdad.org.tr/

Lebanon

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) – domiciled in Turkey

http://www.tepdad.org.tr/

Oman

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) – domiciled in Turkey

http://www.tepdad.org.tr/

Qatar

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) – domiciled in Turkey

http://www.tepdad.org.tr/

Turkey

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)

http://www.tepdad.org.tr/

United States of America

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

lcme.org

2) American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA COCA)

https://osteopathic.org/accreditation/

Note: 

Osteopathic medicine is a distinct approach to medical practice in the United States which emphasizes helping patients achieve a high level of wellness by focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, or DOs, look beyond symptoms to understand how lifestyle and environmental factors impact wellbeing. Like MDs, DOs complete four years (post Baccalaureate) of
medical school, followed by extensive postgraduate and clinical training before becoming fully licensed physicians. DOs in the United States practice across every medical specialty and are distinct from  European osteopaths, who are not physicians and whose scope of practice is limited to osteopathic  manipulative treatment.

Republic of Korea

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE)

http://www.kimee.or.kr/

Japan

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Japan Accreditation Council for Medical Education (JACME)

http://www.jacme.or.jp/en/

Australia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Australian Medical Council (AMC) – domiciled in Australia

https://www.amc.org.au/

Kazakhstan

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

2) Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health care (ECAQA)

http://www.ecaqa.org/en/

Azerbaijan

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

Belarus

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

Kyrgyzstan

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Organizations (AAEPO)

http://www.aaopo.kg/index.php?lang=en

2) Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

Republic of Moldova

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

State of Palestine

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) – domiciled in Turkey

http://www.tepdad.org.tr/

2) Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

3) Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) – domiciled in Jordan

http://www.heac.org.jo/

Romania

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

Russia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

Tajikistan

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

Ukraine

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

Uzbekistan

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.iaar.kz/en/

2) Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health care (ECAQA) – domiciled in Kazakhstan

http://www.ecaqa.org/en/

2)

Sudan

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Sudan Medical Council (SMC)

Georgia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE)

https://eqe.ge/eng

Thailand

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Institute for Medical Education Accreditation (IMEAc)

http://www.imeac.org/

Vanuatu

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health (IAAHEH/LAM-PTKes) – domiciled in Indonesia

http://lamptkes.org/

Indonesia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health (IAAHEH/LAM-PTKes)

http://lamptkes.org/

Netherlands and Flanders

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)

https://www.nvao.com/

Costa Rica

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM) – domiciled in Mexico

http://www.comaem.org.mx/joomla/index.php/en/

Mexico

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)

http://www.comaem.org.mx/joomla/index.php/en/

Panama

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM) – domiciled in Mexico

http://www.comaem.org.mx/joomla/index.php/en/

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Instituto Acreditación Internacional (IAI)

https://institutoacreditacioninternacional.org/

Egypt

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)

http://naqaae.eg/

Brazil

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

System of Accreditation of Medical Schools (SAEME)

http://saeme.org.br/

Taiwan

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council (TMAC)

http://www.heeact.edu.tw/mp.asp?mp=3

Iran

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Secretariat of the Council for Undergraduate Medical Education (SCUME)

http://scume.behdasht.gov.ir/

Cyprus

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA)

https://www.dipae.ac.cy/index.php/en/

China

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education, Ministry of Education (WCAME)

https://wcame.meduc.cn/en_index.php

Ireland

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)

https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/

Oversee medical schools accredited by MCI:

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain – Bahrain

RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus – Malaysia

Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (PU-RCSI) School of Medicine – Malaysia

 

Jordan

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI)

http://www.heac.org.jo/

Spain

Accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status:

1) National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (ANECA)

http://www.aneca.es/eng

2) Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (AQU) – operational in Catalonia

https://www.aqu.cat/en/

Hungary

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB)

https://www.mab.hu/en/about-mab/

Saudi Arabia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

National Center for Academic Accreditations (NCAAA)

https://etec.gov.sa/ncaaa

Guyana

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)

www.caam-hp.org

Iraq

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) – domiciled in Jordan

http://www.heac.org.jo/

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

National Council for Accreditation of Medical Colleges (NCAMC)

http://ncamc-iq.org/

Portugal

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES)

https://www.a3es.pt/en

Bahrain

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

1) Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA)

https://www.bqa.gov.bh/en/pages/home.aspx

Medical schools accredited by the Medical Council in Ireland (MCI):

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain 

Medical schools accredited by the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM):

Arabian Gulf University College of Medicine and Medical Sciences

Malaysia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)

https://mmc.gov.my

Medical schools accredited by the Medical Council in Ireland (MCI):

RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus – Malaysia

Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (PU-RCSI) School of Medicine – Malaysia

 

Colombia

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (CNA)

https://www.cna.gov.co/portal/

Sri Lanka

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC)

http://slmc.gov.lk

The Philippines

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)

http://paascu.org.ph/

 

Syria

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) – domiciled in Jordan

http://www.heac.org.jo/

United Arab Emirates

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)

https://www.caa.ae/caa/DesktopDefault.aspx

Austria

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS) – domiciled in Germany

http://www.ahpgs.de

Argentina

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria (CONEAU)

https://www.coneau.gob.ar/coneau/

Czechia

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NAB)

https://nauvs.cz/index.php/en/

Germany

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS)

http://www.ahpgs.de

Greece

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE)

https://www.ethaae.gr/en/

Italy

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR)

https://www.anvur.it/

India

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

National Medical Commission (NMC)

https://www.nmc.org.in/

Libya

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAAETIs) 

https://qaa.ly/

Pakistan

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC)

https://pmdc.pk/

Slovakia

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (SAAHE)
https://saavs.sk/en/agency/

Switzerland

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ)

https://aaq.ch/en/

Venezuela

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Instituto Acreditación Internacional (IAI)

https://institutoacreditacioninternacional.org/

Yemen

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Council for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education (CAQA)

http://www.caqa-yemen.org

Cameroon

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Conférence Internationale des Doyens et des Facultés de Médecine d’Expression Française (CIDMEF)

http://www.cidmef.u-bordeaux2.fr/

Morocco

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Conférence Internationale des Doyens et des Facultés de Médecine d’Expression Française (CIDMEF)

http://www.cidmef.u-bordeaux2.fr/

Tunisia

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Conférence Internationale des Doyens et des Facultés de Médecine d’Expression Française (CIDMEF)

http://www.cidmef.u-bordeaux2.fr/

Lithuania

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC)

http://www.ahpgs.de

Israel

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Council for Higher Education (CHE)

https://che.org.il/

Poland

Accrediting agency applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA)

https://www.pka.edu.pl/en/home-page/

El Salvador

Accrediting agency with WFME Recognition Status:

Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM) – domiciled in Mexico

http://www.comaem.org.mx/joomla/index.php/en/