Dr Ahmed Al Rumayyan was elected as the President of AMEEMR at a recent meeting of the AMEEMR Executive. Dr Al Rumayyan is Dean of the College of Medicine at the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh. WFME is very pleased to welcome him to the WFME Executive Council.
Landmark for the World Directory of Medical Schools
One thousand medical schools have now been added to the World Directory of Medical Schools since it began in its present form in 2014. This milestone was passed in the last few weeks. The new listings are from almost every country in the world with a medical school, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
Re-election of the WFME Vice-President
The WFME Executive Council is pleased to announce that, during the Executive Council meeting held on 3 and 4 September 2020, the Council re-elected unanimously Professor Ducksun Ahn to a post of the WFME Vice-President.
Dr Claire de Burbure
Claire de Burbure died on 22 July 2020. She was an adviser to WFME from 2015, working in many areas – on the World Directory of Medical Schools, supporting our interaction with WHO, helping with links to Francophone countries world-wide, and contributing to the next edition of the WFME standards for basic medical education.
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WFME is pleased to announce an Internet-Based Seminar on 24 June 2020
WFME perspectives: effects of the 2020 pandemic on the accreditation and practice of medical education WFME is keen to listen and respond to the concerns and questions of people and institutions about activities affected by the current pandemic. We therefore offer this opportunity to discuss: How does the pandemic affect accreditation of medical schools? What […]
Two more agencies awarded WFME Recognition Status
Two accrediting agencies have been awarded Recognition Status by the World Federation of Medical Education – The Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education, Ministry of Education (WCAME) in China and the Medical Council of Ireland in Ireland. Both agencies have been recognised for the full term of 10 years.
ACGME International (ACGME-I) addresses physicians’ dedication during the global COVID-19 pandemic
The WFME is proud to share a video produced by ACGME International (ACGME-I) addressing physicians’ dedication during the global COVID-19 pandemic. When medical students graduate, they take an oath that is central to their professional commitment. This pledge is universal. It underscores the centrality of patient care to the profession of medicine, both in education […]
WFME joins the ICRC list of signatories for the Health Care in Danger Declaration opposing violence against health care workers
Violence against health care workers must stop. This resolution applies to all aspects of health care, including the critical component of educating our young medical professionals on this important issue. See Declaration by Health Care in Danger community on violence against health care workers. Health care workers save lives. In collaboration with the leadership of […]
