Reminder: IAMSE webinar for faculty and staff : "Global Approaches to Medical School Regulation: Who Wins?" Thursday, January 18

The Office of Faculty Enrichment and Engagement is pleased to offer all faculty and staff access to the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Winter 2024 Webinar Series “One World, One Health: Tackling the Global Health Crisis.”

Join this Thursday, January 18, 2024, noon - 1 p.m. ET for the third session in the series: Global Approaches to Medical School Regulation: Who Wins?

The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) is the ‘gatekeeper’ for entry to the medical profession in the U.S., certifying graduation in good standing from medical schools elsewhere in the world. In 2010, ECFMG announced that from 2023 (later changed to 2024), overseas doctors will only be eligible for certification if they have graduated from a medical school that is accredited by a ‘recognized’ agency.

This policy empowered the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) to create a recognition program for regulatory agencies in 2012. This presentation summarizes the findings of a series of research studies that have examined the context around this program and what it tells us about the state of global medical education. Specifically, it will examine the evidence base around accreditation in medical education and consider possible alternative models for regulating medical schools around the world.

NEOMED faculty and staff may register for individual sessions or the series.

Registration provides NEOMED faculty and staff with links to the webinars, all accompanying resources, and archived session recordings once they are available. Faculty and staff are encouraged to register even if they are not available to attend the synchronous sessions.

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Questions may be directed to facdev@neomed.edu.