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 […]
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) awarded Recognition Status
The Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR), which operates in Kazakhstan, has been awarded Recognition Status by the World Federation of Medical Education. IAAR is the ninth accrediting agency that has received the WFME Recognition Status. Press release IAAR website WFME Recognition Programme
Australian Medical Council (AMC) awarded Recognition Status
In January 2018, the Australian Medical Council (AMC) became the eighth accrediting agency to be awarded WFME Recognition Status. Press release AMC website WFME Recognition Programme
Revision of the Criteria for the WFME Recognition of Accreditation Programme
The papers supporting the WFME Recognition of Accreditation Programme are under regular review, and a revision of the Recognition Criteria that an accrediting agency must meet has been posted on the WFME website.
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 […]
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, […]
IFMSA named Honorary Sponsor to the World Directory
The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) has assumed the role of an Honorary Sponsor to the World Directory of Medical Schools, a database, which is managed jointly by WFME and FAIMER.
WFME Standards for Master’s now in Japanese
WFME Standards for Master’s Degrees in Medical and Health Professions Education are now available in Japanese, thanks to the initiative of the Medical Education Center at Kyoto University.
WFME welcomes the WMA call for development of quality assurance programmes
The World Federation for Medical Education welcomes the Declaration of Chicago, which was adopted in October at the WMA General Assembly. The Declaration calls for the development of national and regional quality assurance systems to ensure high standard of medical education and overcome the many threats to the quality of basic medical education.
