Importance of the international accreditation of medical schools

Authors

  • Manuel Valdivieso Rodriguez Universidad de Michigan, Programa de Medicina Global, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  • Maria H. Sjogren Hospital Militar, Medicina Preventiva, Walter Reed. Bethesda, Maryland, USA
  • Luis Enrique Podestá Gavilano Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina de San Fernando. Lima, Peru
  • Zeta Melva Triana Contreras Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica. Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
  • Manuel Rodríguez Castro Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultades de Medicina, Estomatología y Enfermería. Lima, Peru
  • Miguel Fernando Farfán Delgado Universidad Católica De Santa Maria, Facultad de Medicina. Arequipa, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v84i3.26075

Keywords:

Medical Schools, Physicians, Education Graduate, Specialization, Accreditation, International Agencies, Peru

Abstract

As of 2024, medical school graduates who wish to pursue graduate studies in the U.S. or in Canada, they must have graduated from medical schools with quality educational programs endorsed by recognized agencies, capable of granting international accreditation.   The World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) is one of these agencies.  The WFME accepted the new accreditation policy of the Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Education (ECFMG) whereby physicians applying for ECFMG certification from 2024 onwards, must have graduated from a university medical center accredited by a quality assurance agency that is recognized by the WFME. The COMAEM (Mexican Council for the Accreditation of Medical Education) is endorsed by the WFME and other international organizations that ensure the quality of higher education. The accreditation granted by COMAEM is a recognition that the medical program meets the criteria, indicators and quality parameters established by this organization. Starting in 2024, graduates of an accredited program will be able to apply for ECFMG certification through the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and thus be able to do a specialty residency or work in the U.S.  In Peru, only the Alberto Hurtado School of Medicine of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University has completed the international accreditation process through COMAEM and has received such accreditation.

Author Biographies

  • Manuel Valdivieso Rodriguez, Universidad de Michigan, Programa de Medicina Global, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Miembro del Comité de Educacion PAMS.

  • Maria H. Sjogren, Hospital Militar, Medicina Preventiva, Walter Reed. Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Directora de Educacion PAMS.

  • Luis Enrique Podestá Gavilano, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina de San Fernando. Lima, Peru

    Presidente de la Asociación Peruana de Facultades de Medicina.

  • Zeta Melva Triana Contreras, Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica. Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

    Expresidente de COMAEM y Expresidente de la Asociación Mexicana de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina (AMFEM).

  • Manuel Rodríguez Castro, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Facultades de Medicina, Estomatología y Enfermería. Lima, Peru

    Exdirector de gestión de la calidad de la Universidad Cayetano Heredia.

  • Miguel Fernando Farfán Delgado, Universidad Católica De Santa Maria, Facultad de Medicina. Arequipa, Peru

    Expresidente de la Asociación Peruana de Facultades de Medicina.

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Published

2023-08-23

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Vol. 84 No. 3 (2023)

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Valdivieso Rodriguez M, Sjogren MH, Podestá Gavilano LE, Triana Contreras ZM, Rodríguez Castro M, Farfán Delgado MF. Importance of the international accreditation of medical schools. An Fac med [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 23 [cited 2024 May 19];84(3):363-6. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/26075