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AOA COCA awarded Recognition Status

August 26, 2022

WFME is pleased to announce that the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) in the United States of America has been awarded Recognition Status by the World Federation of Medical Education. The agency has been recognised for the full term of 10 years.

Change and continuity: four Presidents of WFME

August 8, 2022

Ricardo León and David Gordon – President-elect and President – visited Lund (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark) on 28 and 29 August, to meet Stefan Lindgren, Hans Karle and Leif Christensen. Hans Karle and Stefan Lindgren were the Presidents of WFME from 1996 until 2014, and Leif Christensen was the Senior Adviser in the same era.

Join AMEEMR symposium

May 20, 2022

The World Federation for Medical Education is pleased to draw attention to a symposium organized by the Association of Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Ricardo León-Bórquez elected next WFME president

April 22, 2022

The World Federation for Medical Education is delighted to report that Ricardo León–Bórquez has been elected as the next President of WFME.  He will take office in January 2023, for an initial four-year term.

IFMSA and WMA statement calling for immediate end to war in Ukraine

April 20, 2022

The World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) wishes to share a joint statement calling for immediate end to war in Ukraine and critical need to prevent nuclear escalations.

ETEC-NCAAA awarded Recognition Status

April 8, 2022

WFME is pleased to announce that the Education & Training Evaluation Commission – National Centre for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (ETEC-NCAAA) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been awarded Recognition Status by the World Federation of Medical Education. The agency has been recognised for the full term of 10 years.

The World Federation for Medical Education supports the Red Cross in its effort against misinformation

April 6, 2022

WFME, as a member of the Health Care in Danger ICRC community of concern, supports the Red Cross to prevent and counter misinformation about its work in Ukraine.

WFME endorses NGO joint statement

March 21, 2022

WFME is proud to, along with other 47 NGOs and 7 networks of NGOs, endorse the NGO joint statement on the impact of counterterrorism measures and sanctions on humanitarian action.

Two more agencies awarded WFME Recognition Status

March 7, 2022

Two accrediting agencies have been awarded Recognition Status by the World Federation of Medical Education – Hungarian Accreditation Committee (HAC) and Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Organizations (AAEPO). These agencies operate in Hungary and Kyrgyzstan. Both agencies have been recognised for the full term of 10 years.

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