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27 May 2026, 1–2 pm UTC
How does cross-border accreditation fit within the WFME Recognition Programme? What are the key considerations, requirements, and challenges when accreditation activities extend beyond an agency’s original country of operation? And how are these situations assessed within the WFME framework?
Join us for an informative webinar designed to provide clarity on the concept and practice of cross-border accreditation in the WFME Recognition Programme.
This free, interactive session will offer an overview of the development of cross-border accreditation within WFME, followed by an explanation of the relevant criteria in both the BME and PGME Recognition Programmes. The webinar will also outline WFME’s policy and procedures for assessing cross-border activities. A case study from the Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya (AQU Catalunya) will illustrate how these principles are applied in practice. The webinar will conclude with a live question-and-answer segment.
Programme:
Highlights of this webinar:
• Overview of the background and rationale for cross-border accreditation within WFME
• Explanation of the cross-border accreditation criteria in the BME and PGME Recognition Programmes
• Insight into WFME policy and how cross-border activities are assessed
• A practical case study demonstrating real-world application
• Opportunities to ask questions and engage with the speakers
Price:
Free of charge
Background:
WFME has received a growing number of enquiries regarding accreditation activities undertaken by recognised agencies outside their original country of operation. In response, WFME has established a policy to ensure that such activities, when they occur, are appropriately assessed within the Recognition Programme.
This includes verifying that agencies are recognised by relevant local authorities, that their accreditation decisions have formal standing in the target country, and that their policies, procedures, and standards are suitable for the local context. Specific criteria address the quality, governance, and consistency of cross-border accreditation processes, as well as collaboration with local authorities.
Through this framework, WFME aims to ensure transparency and maintain the integrity and rigour of its Recognition Programme when considering cross-border activities.
Target audience:
This webinar is intended for those seeking to better understand accreditation and recognition in medical education, including:
Professor David Gordon FRCP FMedSci joined the staff of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) in 2007, and was President of WFME from January 2015 to December 2022. He is emeritus professor of medicine and former dean of the medical faculty at the University of Manchester. Professor Gordon was Chair of the Council of Heads of Medical Schools of the UK, and President of the Association of Medical Schools in Europe. He holds visiting appointments at a number of universities.
Jana Cohlová joined WFME in 2021. Her role is in the management of the WFME Recognition Programme, and also includes support for the Risk Committee and the WFME office. She sometimes joins the WFME Recognition Teams.
She studied at the University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, majoring in International Trade. Before joining WFME, she worked for the Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, as a project associate. She has also been running her own freelance translation and interpreting business for almost 20 years.
She is based in the Czech Republic.
Barbora Hrabalová joined the WFME office in Ferney-Voltaire in July 2017 as Project Coordinator. She has a BA in Journalism and an MA in English Philology from the Palacký University, Olomouc, in the Czech Republic and specialises in media and communication. Before joining the organisation full-time, she worked as an intern at the WFME office.
In her work at the WFME she mainly focuses on the World Directory of Medical Schools, and provides office support for the Recognition of Accreditation Programme. Occasionally, she acts as a Team Secretary for WFME Recognition Visits.
Carme Edo is a Senior Advisor at the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and chemical engineering from Universitat Ramon Llull and a master’s degree in quality management from ICT (Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona). She joined the Agency in 2009 and has since contributed to a range of projects within the Quality Assessment Department. She currently serves as Secretary to the Specific Commission for Engineering and Architecture and is responsible for the accreditation of programmes and lifelong learning provision. She has taken part in the evaluation of micro-credentials at Catalan universities and in the assessment of medical degree programmes in accordance with WFME standards at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the University of Iceland. She has conducted external evaluations across Europe and Latin America and has been involved in projects delivered by ECA and ENQA.
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