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Join us for the WFME World Conference 2019 in Seoul ! 

In April 2019, WFME will hold a World conference under the common theme of “Quality Assurance in Medical Education in the 21st Century”. We invite all interested parties to come and discuss together the challenges we are facing world wide and opportunities we have to improve the quality of medical education. We are looking forward to welcoming representatives of physicians, educators, researchers and students from all over the world.

The main topics to be discussed:

  • Purposes and model of quality and regulation in medical education
  • Recognition of accreditation: The WFME programme
  • Standards for basic medical education: How to develop them and how to use them
  • Standards and accreditation in postgraduate medical education
  • The quality assurance of continuing professional development

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Call for Abstracts

The scientific committee welcomes your submission of abstracts for the 2019 WFME World Conference. Abstract of original work related to quality development in medical education will be welcome. Accepted abstracts will be presented in the “Free Paper Sessions” and/or “Posters” during the conference. All abstracts must be submitted via the WFME 2019 Conference website at www.wfme2019.org from July 2, 2018.

See more on: www.wfme2019.org

Juniors Doctors Network (JDN) becomes new member of the WFME Executive Council

We are glad to announce, that the Juniors Doctors Network (JDN) has became new official member of the WFME Executive Council at the EC meeting in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

The Junior Doctors Network (JDN) is the representative body for junior doctors and is related to the World Medical Association (WMA). Any junior doctor who is an Associate Member of the WMA may be part of the JDN, and although many are individual members, many are also representatives of their respective National Medical Associations. The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) (HCG) has worked with WFME and with the WMA for many years, and the JDN provides the natural progression and development of this relationship from the point of medical graduation to the time of completion of postgraduate medical education.

The JDN has attended WFME Executive Council meetings as an observer since 2015.

The Junior Doctors Network constitutes a natural link between medical students (represented by the IFMSA) and medical practitioners (represented by the WMA). Its mission:

“Empowering young physicians to work together towards a healthier world through advocacy, education and international collaboration”

– is in alignment with WFME priorities and a closer relationship is expected to be beneficial for both organisations.

In particular, cooperation with the JDN Education division will be of increasing importance to improve quality in postgraduate medical education and to promote accreditation of postgraduate education.

WFME attends the inaugural conference on Medical Education in Vietnam

In December, WFME President, Professor David Gordon attended the First Annual National Medical Education Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Following the conference motto “Preparing the 21st Century Physician”, Professor Gordon argued that it is necessary to not only include basic sciences and clinical training in a medical programme, there should also be a small portion of the curriculum devoted to teaching ethics and medical law, which are clearly not optional, and other important subjects, such as health economics, anthropology and sociology.

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WFME issues a clarification about use of standards in design of medical curricula

In response to recent enquiries about the WFME standards, we have decided that it would be helpful to address a common misconception about the use of the standards in a particular context. It has been understood by some, that the standards are prescriptive, and a medical curriculum should be developed in exact accordance with them, regardless of the local needs and requirements. We would like to clarify that this is untrue. [Read more…] about WFME issues a clarification about use of standards in design of medical curricula