Executive Council

The Executive Council is the decision-making body of WFME. It meets annually to set the strategy and work plan which is managed by the Presidency (President, Vice President and Past 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.

Voting members

Six regional associations for medical education:
Two founding members:
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Medical Association (WMA)
Four executive members:
WFME President
WFME Vice-President
WFME Past President

Risk Committee

Membership: Otmar Kloiber – WMA (in chair), Marcon Núñez – PAFAMS, William Pinsky – ECFMG, Ahmed Rumayyan – AMEEMR, Liz Butler – external adviser
Committee Secretary: Jana Cohlová

Finance Committee

Membership: Titi Savitri – SEARAME (in chair), David Gordon – WFME Past-President, Emiola Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa – AMSA, William Pinsky – ECFMG, Liz Butler – external adviser
Committee Secretary: Barbora Hrabalová

Regional Assocations Presidents' Forum

Membership: Presidents of the six Regional Associations for medical education

WFME Executive Council meeting, April 2023

(L-R) top row: Professor Emiola Olapade-Olaopa (AMSA), Dr Marcos Núñez (PAFAMS), Professor William Pinsky (ECFMG), Dr Otmar Kloiber (WMA), Professor David Gordon (Past-President)

(L-R) bottom row: Professor Titi Savitri (SEARAME), Jana Cohlová (WFME), Professor Ricardo León-Bórquez (President), Dr Geneviève Moineau (Vice-President), Liz Butler (WFME adviser)

(L-R) on the screen: Romana Kohnová (WFME), Kosha Gala (IFMSA), Dr Uchechukwu Arum (JDN), Barbora Hrabalová (WFME), Professor Ahmed Al-Rumayyan (AMEEMR)

Relevant documents

WFME Constitution

WFME History of the First 40 Years