作者
Marta Van Zanten, John J Norcini, John R Boulet, Frank Simon
发表日期
2008/9
期刊
Medical education
卷号
42
期号
9
页码范围
930-937
出版商
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
简介
Context There is significant variation in the structure and quality of undergraduate medical education around the world. Accreditation processes can encourage institutional improvement and help promote high‐quality education experiences.
Methods To investigate the overseeing of medical education from an international perspective, the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®) has developed, and continues to update, the Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools (DORA). The directory includes information on the presence of national accrediting bodies and related data. Medical education accreditation information was pooled by World Health Organization (WHO) regions.
Results Although over half of all countries with medical schools indicate that they have a national process for accrediting medical education programmes, the …
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