Afghanistan |
National Commission on Quality Assurance and Accreditation (NCQAA) / Ministry of Higher Education |
Albania |
Quality Assurance Agency in Higher Education |
Anguilla |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
Antigua and Barbuda National Accreditation Board |
Argentina |
Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria (CONEAU) (National Commission for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Universities) |
Armenia |
National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) |
Aruba |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Australia |
Australian Medical Council* |
Austria |
Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria) |
Azerbaijan |
Quality Assurance Agency in Education |
Bahrain |
The Education and Training Quality Authority |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council |
Barbados |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
Barbados Accreditation Council |
Belarus |
Ministry of Education |
Belgium (Flanders only) |
The Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO)* |
Bolivia |
Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación de Carreras Universitarias (National Commission of Evaluation and Accreditation of University Professions)
Instituto de Acreditación Internacional (IAI) (International Accreditation Institute) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance
Cantonal Ministry of Education (Sarajevo) |
Brazil |
National System of Evaluation of Higher Education (SINAES)
Accreditation System of Medicine Courses in Brazil (SAEME)* |
Bulgaria |
National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency |
Canada |
Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS)*, in cooperation with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)* |
Cayman Islands |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Chile |
Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (CNA) (National Commission for Accreditation) |
China |
Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education* |
Colombia |
Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (National Council of Accreditation) |
Costa Rica |
Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (CONESUP) (National Private University Higher Education Board)
Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES) (National System for Higher Education Accreditation)
Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)* |
Croatia |
Agency for Science and Higher Education |
Cuba |
La Comisión de Evaluación y Acreditación de Carreras Universitarias (The Commission of Evaluation and Accreditation of University Programs / National Accreditation Council [part of the Ministry of Higher Education]) |
Curacao |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Cyprus |
The Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (DI.P.A.E.)* |
Czech Republic |
National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education |
Denmark |
Danish Accreditation Institution |
Dominica |
Medical Board of Dominica / Ministry of Health
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Dominican Republic |
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
Ecuador |
Consejo de Evaluación, Acreditación y Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (Board of Assessment, Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education) (CEAACES) |
Egypt |
National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)* |
El Salvador |
Comisión de Acreditación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (Commission of Accreditation of the Quality of Higher Education) |
Estonia |
Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education |
Ethiopia |
Ministry of Education (public universities)
Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency [part of the Ministry of Education] (private universities) |
Gambia |
National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) |
Georgia |
National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement* |
Germany |
German Accreditation Council |
Ghana |
Ghana Medical and Dental Council
National Accreditation Board |
Greece |
Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency |
Grenada |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
Grenada National Accreditation Board
Grenada Medical and Dental Council |
Guyana |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
National Accreditation Council |
Hong Kong |
Medical Council of Hong Kong / Education and Accreditation Committee |
Hungary |
Hungarian Accreditation Committee |
India |
National Medical Commission
National Assessment and Accreditation Council |
Indonesia |
National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education
Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Perguruan Tinggi Kesehatan (Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health)* |
Iran |
Secretariat of the Council for Undergraduate Medical Education (part of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education)* |
Iraq |
National Council for Accreditation of Medical Colleges (NCAMC) / Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research |
Ireland |
Irish Medical Council* |
Israel |
Council for Higher Education |
Italy |
National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes |
Jamaica |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
Japan |
Japan Accreditation Council for Medical Education (JACME)*
Japan University Accreditation Association
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation |
Jordan |
Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI)
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Kazakhstan |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)*
Independent Kazakhstan Quality Assurance Agency in Education (IQAA)
Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) |
Kenya |
Commission for University Education
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board |
Kosovo |
Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) |
Kyrgyzstan |
Ministry of Education and Science National Accreditation Council
Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Activities (AAEPO)
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* |
Latvia |
Quality Agency for Higher Education of the Academic Information Center |
Lebanon |
Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Turkish National Accreditation Council for Medical Education’s (UTEAK) Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)* |
Libya |
National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAA) |
Lithuania |
Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC) |
Malaysia |
Malaysian Qualifications Agency |
Maldives |
Maldives Medical and Dental Council |
Malta |
National Commission for Further and Higher Education |
Mauritius |
Tertiary Education Commission |
Mexico |
Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica (COMAEM) (Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education)* |
Moldova |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* |
Mongolia |
The National Council for Education Accreditation |
Montenegro |
Agency for Control and Quality Assurance of Higher Education (ACQAHE) |
Myanmar |
Ministry of Health and Sports
Myanmar Medical Council |
Nepal |
Nepal Medical Council |
Netherlands |
The Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO)* |
New Zealand |
Medical Council of New Zealand* (together with the Australian Medical Council) |
Nigeria |
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
National Universities Commission |
Norway |
Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) |
Oman |
Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA) |
Pakistan |
Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Pakistan Medical Commission |
Palestinian Authority |
Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission (AQAC) |
Panama |
The National Council for the Evaluation and Accreditation of University Education in Panama (CONEAUPA) (Consejo Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria de Panamá) |
Paraguay |
Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación de la Educación Superior (National Agency of Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education) |
Peru |
La Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (SUNEDU) |
Philippines |
Commission on Higher Education
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) |
Poland |
University Commission for the Quality of Medical Education (UKJKKL)
Polish Accreditation Committee |
Portugal |
Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education |
Qatar |
Supreme Education Council |
Romania |
Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* |
Russia |
National Accreditation Agency
National Centre for Public Accreditation
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* |
Rwanda |
Rwanda Medical and Dental Council |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)*
St. Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Board (SKNAB) |
Saint Lucia |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Samoa |
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Samoa Qualifications Authority |
Saudi Arabia |
Education & Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) / National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAE) |
Serbia |
National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education |
Singapore |
Singapore Medical Council / Ministry of Health |
Sint Maarten |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
Slovak Republic |
Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education |
Slovenia |
Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
South Africa |
Health Professions Council of South Africa |
South Korea |
Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE)* |
Spain |
Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación (ANECA) (National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation) |
Sri Lanka |
Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the University Grants Commission
Sri Lanka Medical Council |
Sudan |
Sudan Medical Council* |
Sweden |
Swedish Higher Education Authority |
Switzerland |
Swiss Agency for Accreditation and Quality Assurance |
Syria |
Directorate of Quality and Accreditation/Ministry of Higher Education |
Taiwan |
Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council / Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan* |
Tajikistan |
Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* |
Tanzania |
Tanzanian Commission for Universities |
Thailand |
Institute for Medical Education Accreditation* |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*
Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) |
Turkey |
Turkish National Accreditation Council for Medical Educationâ??s (UTEAK) Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)* |
Uganda |
Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council
Uganda National Council for Higher Education |
Ukraine |
Ministry of Education and Science
National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (NAQA)
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* |
United Arab Emirates |
Commission for Academic Accreditation* |
United Kingdom |
General Medical Council |
United States of America |
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)*
Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) |
Uzbekistan |
Ministry of Health / Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education
The State Inspectorate for Quality Control in Education under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
Viet Nam |
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Education and Training |
Zambia |
Health Professions Council of Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) |