Accreditation Beyond National Borders: Challenges and Solutions in Medical Education
Explore the complexities of accrediting medical schools across national borders, addressing political, social, and economic considerations. Learn about the developments in creating accreditation agencies for smaller countries like Iceland and the Middle East, with a focus on collaborative efforts and the need to avoid conflicts of interest.
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Accreditation beyond national borders Political, social and economic considerations David Gordon WFME
Definitions Recognition and listing (of a medical school) Accreditation Recognition of Accreditation - other forms of support or endorsement, for example the AMEE Aspire programme
Accreditation of medical education [is] certification of the suitability of medical education programmes, and of the competence of medical schools in the delivery of medical education Accreditation of medical education is normally carried out by national governments, or by national agencies receiving their authority from government. It is important that all accreditation processes are working to internationally recognised standards (preceded by) As noted above, WFME is not an accrediting authority or agency
Large countries USA, Japan, Turkey, for example clearly have the number of medical schools and medical education experts to be able to sustain a within country accrediting agency But a smaller country? How could Iceland (one medical school) accredit itself?
What is happening to develop accreditation for the smaller Middle East countries? Could the Saudi Arabian accreditation agency work in the Gulf states generally? no Expertise from within the region (Egypt, Sudan, Qatar etc.) is being brought together, with the support of WFME and WHO - Eastern Mediterranean (EMR), to create an agency that can work in all these smaller countries The Association for Medical Education EMR is involved: but the new agency must be completely separate
the new agency must be completely separate from AMEEMR: why? The essential need to avoid a conflict of interest
Two essential requirements for accreditation (WHO & WFME) The accreditation system must: 1. Be agreed by all relevant parties (medical schools, students, the profession, the health care system and the public), be trusted, and be transparent (thus: essential need to avoid conflict of interest) 2. Be operating within a suitable legal framework and supported by national law
The costs of accreditation It is vital, but it cannot be free Accreditation is not, and should not, be about making money The dangers of private accreditation factories The danger of the possibility of profit distorting judgement
Can accreditation beyond national borders work? Australia and New Zealand
The Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP) is the legally constituted body established in 2003 under the aegis of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), empowered to determine and prescribe standards and to accredit programmes of medical education on behalf of the contracting parties in CARICOM The Mission of the CAAM-HP is undergirded by the principles of professionalism, integrity, accountability, transparency and collaboration
knowledge is a very special commodity: the more you give, the more you have. Bengali, traditional, reported by Amartya Sen
