Executive Council

The WFME Executive Council is the governing, policy- and decision-making body of WFME. It meets regularly to set the strategy, oversee its implementation and set the work plan which is managed by the President and Vice-President, and delivered through its staff and advisers.

Individual profiles of the members of the Executive Council, WFME staff and advisers are published under People.

Federation members

Federation Members are the voting organisations on the WFME Executive Council. In collaboration with the Associate members, they govern the overall strategy of the organisation.

WFME President
WFME Vice-President
WFME Past President

Six regional associations for medical education:

Associate members

Associate Members are the non-voting organisations on the WFME Executive Council.

Sub-committees of the Executive Council

Risk Committee

A subcommittee of the WFME Executive Council which identifies and monitors risks, for example, political, financial, operational, or organisational.

Membership: Aviad (Adi) Haramati – AMEE (in chair), Wayne Hodgson – WPAME, Ahmed Rumayyan – AMEEMR
Liz Butler – external adviser
Committee Secretary: Jana Cohlová

Finance Committee

A sub-committee of the WFME Executive Council that oversees the organisation’s financial management, including the development of budget plans that relate to WFME’s core functions, strategic plans, and organisational running costs.

Membership: David Gordon – WFME Past-President (in chair), Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa – AMSA, Eric Holmboe – Intealth, Harm Peters – AMSE
Liz Butler – external adviser
Committee Secretary: Romana Kohnová

A WFME Executive Council meeting

(L-R): Professor Wayne Hodgson (WPAME), Professor Ahmed Al-Rumayyan (AMEEMR), Dr Eric Holmboe (ECFMG), Professor Titi Savitri (SEARAME), Professor Harm Peters (AMSE), Professor Ricardo León-Bórquez (President), Dr Otmar Kloiber (WMA), Dr Geneviève Moineau (Vice-President), Dr Venkatesh Karthikeyan (JDN), Professor Aviad (Adi) Haramati (AMEE), Ramon Esperon (PAFAMS), Liz Butler (WFME adviser), Professor Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa (AMSA), Kana Halić Kordić (IFMSA)

(L-R) on the screen: Dr Marcos Núñez (PAFAMS), Dr Giorgio Cometto (WHO), Professor David Gordon (WFME, Past President), Dr Pablo Estrella Porter (JDN).

Regional Associations Presidents's Forum

A dedicated group of Presidents of Regional Associations for Medical Education to share common challenges and learning, explore and develop joint solutions, target advice to assist the Executive Council, and share resources. The group works independently to the WFME Exectuive Council.

Relevant documents

WFME History of the First 40 Years

WFME Articles of Association