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applying in the WFME Recognition of Accreditation programme!

To access information, simply locate the country you are interested in, click on the country and a pop-up window will appear with details about operating accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status or applying agencies in the WFME Recognition programme in that country. To learn more about a particular accrediting agency, click on the link below its name in the pop-up window. This will direct you to the agency’s website.

Countries with agencies with Recognition Status
Countries with agencies applying in the Recognition programme

Number of accrediting agencies with WFME Recognition Status

List of accrediting agencies with Recognition Status:

You may sort the table information based on country of operation, agency name or Recognition Status validity.

Country of operation	Accrediting Agency	Recognition until
Israel	Council for Higher Education (CHE)	2035 November
Poland	Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA)	2035 September
Serbia	National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education of the Republic of Serbia (NEAQA)	2035 May
Kosovo	National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education of the Republic of Serbia (NEAQA)	2035 May
Portugal	Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES)	2035 March
Argentina	Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria (CONEAU)	2035 January
Czech Republic	National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NAB)	2035 January
United States of America	Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)	2034 August
Slovakia	Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (SAAHE)	2034 August
Republic of Korea	Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE)	2026 September
Chile	National Accreditation Commission of Chile (CNA-Chile)	2034 August
British Virgin Islands	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Aruba	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Cayman Islands	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Curacao	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Dominica	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Guyana	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Sint Marteen	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Bahrain	Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)	August 2032
Japan	Japan Accreditation Council for Medical Education (JACME)	2036 May
Australia and New Zealand	Australian Medical Council (AMC)	2028 January
Kazakhstan	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Azerbaijan	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Belarus	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Kyrgyz Republic	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Republic of Moldova	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
State of Palestine	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Romania	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Russian Federation	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Tajikistan	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Barbados	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Uzbekistan	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Dominica	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Armenia	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Belize	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Somalia	Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)	2028 January
Sudan	Sudan Medical Council (SMC)	2028 June
Georgia	National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE)	2028 October
Thailand	Institute for Medical Education Accreditation (IMEAc)	2028 October
Indonesia	Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health (IAAHEH/LAM- PTKes)	2028 October
Republic of Vanuatu	Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health (IAAHEH/LAM- PTKes)	2028 October
Netherlands and Flanders	Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)	2028 November
Mexico	Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)	2029 April
Costa Rica	Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)	2029 April
Panama	Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)	2029 April
El Salvador	Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)	2029 April
Guatemala	Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)	2029 April
Egypt	National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)	2029 April
Brazil	System of Accreditation of Medical Schools (SAEME)	2029 April
Taiwan	Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council (TMAC)	2029 April
Iran	Secretariat of the Council for Undergraduate Medical Education (SCUME)	2029 June
Northern Cyprus	Secretariat of the Council for Undergraduate Medical Education (SCUME)	2029 June
United Arab Emirates	Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)	2029 June
China	Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education, Ministry of Education (WCAME)	2030 June
Cyprus	Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA)	2030 February
Ireland	Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)	2030 June
Jordan	Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI)	2031 September
Palestine	Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI)	2031 September
Syria	Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI)	2031 September
Catalonia, Spain	Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (AQU)	2031 October
Iceland	Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (AQU)	2031 October
Kyrgyzstan	Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Organizations (AAEPO)	2032 March
Curacao	Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Organizations (AAEPO)	2032 March
Hungary	Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB)	2032 March
Saudi Arabia	National Center for Academic Accreditations (NCAAA)	2032 April
United States of America	American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA COCA)	2032 August
Grenada	Grenada Medical and Dental Council (GMDC)	2032 September
Spain	National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (ANECA)	2032 October
Kazakhstan	Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health care (ECAQA)	2032 October
Uzbekistan	Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health care (ECAQA)	2032 October
Tajikistan	Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health care (ECAQA)	2032 October
Bahrain	Education & Training Quality Authority (BQA)	2032 November
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC)	2033 March
Philippines	Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)	2033 April
Samoa	Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)	2033 April
Malaysia	Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)	2033 April
Antigua and Barbuda	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Bahamas	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Barbados	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Belize	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Curacao	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Dominica	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Grenada	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Jamaica	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Guyana	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Montserrat	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Saint Lucia	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Dominican Republic	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Anguilla	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Turks and Caicos	Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)	2033 May
Colombia	Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (CNA)	2033 June
Turkey	The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)	2033 July
State of Palestine	The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)	2033 July
Oman	The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)	2033 July
Qatar	The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)	2033 July
Kuwait	The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)	2033 July
Lebanon	The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)	2033 July
Switzerland	Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ)	2033 July
India	National Medical Commission (NMC)	2033 September
Germany	Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS)	2033 October
Austria	Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS)	2033 October
Latvia	Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS)	2033 October
Lithuania	Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC)	2033 October
Libya	National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAAETIs)	2034 February
Pakistan	Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC)	2034 February
Iraq	National Council for Accreditation of Medical Colleges (NCAMC)	2034 February
Canada	Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS)	2034 March
Italy	Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR)	2034 March
Bahrain	Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)	2030 June
Malaysia	Medical Council of Ireland (MCI)	2030 June
Kazakhstan	Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA)	August 2036

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Agencies currently applying for recognition

The agencies in this section are in various stages of the Recognition process, including deferment. The agency can decide to defer the process and take time to prepare for a second assessment when the report has made it clear that the agency would not achieve Recognition status if the report were to go forward to the Recognition Committee. In the case of a second visit, the team will focus on primarily on the areas that were identified as problematic. If the agency does not apply for a second evaluation within two years, it needs to re-apply for the full process again.
Each agency is currently applying for recognition only in the country or countries listed. It cannot be assumed that the agency will in future be awarded WFME Recognition Status in any other country.

List of agencies currently applying in the WFME Recognition programme:

You may sort the table according to country or applying accrediting agency name.

Country of operation	Accrediting agency applying in the Recognition Programme
Croatia	Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE)
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Medical Education Accreditation Council (BMEAC)
Selected Francophone Countries (incl. Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia)	Conférence Internationale des Doyens et des Facultés de Médecine d’Expression Française (CIDMEF)
Yemen (Process temporarily paused)	Council for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education (CAQA)
Greece	Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE)
Nepal	Medical Education Commission (MEC)
Bulgaria	National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA)
Uzbekistan	National Quality Assurance Agency for Education (NQAAE)
Vietnam	Viet Nam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, Center for Education Accreditation

Are you not sure who is responsible for accreditation of basic medical education in your country?

You may find the right answer in the Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools (DORA).

DORA is a developing resource compiled by FAIMER, a Member of Intealth™. Although they believe the information to be accurate, it does not encompass all organizations that have responsibilities related to approving medical schools and/or medical education programs.

The listing of an accrediting agency in DORA does not indicate that the agency is recognised by the WFME Programme for Recognition of Accrediting Agencies. Agencies with WFME Recognition Status are identified with an asterisk (*). Also, the inclusion of an accrediting agency in DORA, or recognition of the agency by WFME, does not imply that all medical schools in this country are currently accredited by the agency. Interested individuals should contact the agency directly regarding the accreditation status of specific medical schools.

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