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World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) - english information

https://wfme.org

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The prioritoes of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) include "promoting accreditation through the WFME Recognition Programme, elevating standards for medical education by publishing expert consensus on standards, and maintaining the World Directory of Medical Schools." In addition, the website offers a world map where you can view medical accreditation in different countries. There are also freely accessible publications (including conference proceedings), news and information about events/conferences. "WFME was established in 1972 by the World Medical Association (WMA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), which are members of the WFME Executive Council, along with the six regional associations for medical education, the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA), Junior Doctors Network (JDN), Intealth™, and the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)." [Summary: Information provided by the editors of the site and supplemented by the editors of Education Worldwide]

Keywords

international organisation; medical school faculty; database; accreditation; educational standard; cooperation; international cooperation; international comparison; international educational work; Weltkarte / worldmap; Qualitätssicherung / quality assurance; Kompetenzstandard / competence standard; Standardisierung / standardisation; medizinische Ausbildung / medical education;