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    Directory of Organizations that Recognize Accredit Medical Schools

    • 7/9/2021 12:28:16 PM
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    As part of our goal to build information resources on medical education worldwide, FAIMER is developing a directory of international organizations that recognize, authorize, certify, or accredit medical schools and/or medical education programs. These organizations are often responsible for the establishment of national standards.

    DORA is a developing resource. Although we believe this information to be accurate, it does not encompass all organizations that have responsibilities related to approving medical schools and/or medical education programs. Accreditation or recognition of a school by an organization listed below does not automatically imply that the school will be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools or that graduates of the school are currently eligible for ECFMG Certification. FAIMER is not an accrediting agency.

    Additionally, the listing of an accrediting agency in DORA does not indicate that the agency is recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Programme for Recognition of Accrediting Agencies. Agencies with WFME Recognition Status are identified with an asterisk (*).

    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.

    For more information about a country’s recognizing/accrediting organization(s), such as duration and levels of accreditation, and evaluation standards and processes, click on that country's name below. To comment on an entry or to suggest additions, contact FAIMER at research@faimer.org.

    Source https://www.faimer.org


    Country Organization
    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)

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