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Download: List of Agencies with Recognition Status and applying

Agencies with Recognition Status

To view the medical schools that are currently accredited by the agencies listed below, please visit website of the particular agency.

Note: Agencies with the symbol *** against their country of operation also operate elsewhere, or are considering doing so.  WFME is reviewing all extra-territorial activities of accrediting agencies and the next edition of this list will include complete information on all accrediting agencies that are recognised by WFME for operation outside their home country or region. For more information please see the WFME Statement on cross-border accreditation.

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) - recognised until May 2022

  • Countries of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM
  • Dominican Republic 

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) Tıp Eğitimi Değerlendirme ve Akreditasyon Derneği - recognised until July 2023

  • Turkey ***
  • State of Palestine
  • Oman
  • Qatar 
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon

Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (in cooperation with LCME) - recognised until April 2024

  • Canada

Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) - recognised until April 2024

  • United States of America

Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE) - recognised until September 2026

  • Republic of Korea

Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) - recognised until December 2026

  • Selected Caribbean countries***: Anguilla, Aruba, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
  • University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine - Jordan

Japan Accreditation Council for Medical Education (JACME) - recognised until March 2027

  • Japan

Australian Medical Council (AMC) - recognised until January 2028

  • Australia and New Zealand

Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) - recognised until January 2028

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Russian Federation
  • Tajikistan
  • Ukraine 

Sudan Medical Council (SMC) - recognised until June 2028

  • Sudan

National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE) - recognised until October 2028

  • Georgia

Institute for Medical Education Accreditation (IMEAc) - recognised until October 2028

  • Thailand

Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health (Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Perguruan Tinggi Kesehatan) (IAAHEH/LAM-PTKes) - recognised until October 2028

  • Indonesia

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie) (NVAO) - recognised until November 2028

  • Netherlands and Flanders

Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica (COMAEM) - recognised until April 2029

  • Mexico ***
  • Costa Rica

National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) - recognised until April 2029

  • Egypt

System of Accreditation of Medical Schools/Sistema de Acreditação de Escolas Médicas (SAEME) - recognised until April 2029

  • Brazil

Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council (TMAC) - recognised until April 2029

  • Taiwan

Secretariat of the Council for Undergraduate Medical Education (SCUME) - recognised until June 2029

  • Iran

Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) - recognised until June 2029

  • United Arab Emirates

Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA) - recognised until February 2030

  • Cyprus

Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education, Ministry of Education (WCAME) - recognised until June 2030

  • China

Medical Council of Ireland - recognised until June 2030

  • Ireland
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Medical University of Bahrain - Bahrain

Agencies currently applying for recognition

Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS)

  • Germany

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

  • Jordan

Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Organizations (AAEPO)

  • Kyrgyzstan

Bahrain Education & Training Quality Authority (BQA)

  • Bahrain

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

  • Selected Francophone Countries (including Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia)

Consejo Nacional de Acreditatión (CNA)

  • Colombia

Council for Higher Education

  • Israel

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

  • Kazakhstan

Grenada Medical and Dental Council

  • Grenada

Instituto Acreditación Internacional (IAI)

  • Selected Latin American countries including Panama and Venezuela

National Center for Academic Accreditations (NCAAA)

  • Saudi Arabia

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

  • Philippines ***

Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ)

  • Switzerland

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