International Association of Medical Colleges
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| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Medical Education |
| Location | |
Area served | International |
| Website | International Association of Medical College website |
International Association of Medical College (IAOMC) is basically meant for peer evaluation of the education provided by individual medical schools anywhere in the world. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC) granted the IAOMC Special Consultive status as a NGO. It is now a non-stock, not for profit association.
Aims and objectives
It's goal is to serve society and those with an interest in the evaluation of the quality of undergraduate medical education to enhance medical education and medical practice. The standards and process of the IAOMC is transparent and the evaluation results are available to the public to inspire confidence in integrity of the process and findings.
Advisory Council
Yife Tien served as its treasurer.
Site Visitor Panel
After an applicant school provides complete documentation and the Evaluator reports the school is prepared for site visitors, staff will establish dates agreeable to the school and site visitors. A Site Visitor Panel Member is one who has indicated a willingness to serve as a site visitor or evaluator. The Panel provides a sufficient number of pre-qualified, impartial individuals to allow availability for selected dates. To publicly insure expertise and impartiality the site visitor’s qualifications are published. The site visitor panelist will be divided into one or more of three categories, basic science, clinical scientist and administrator.
The Site visitor panel is independent; its members bi-annually elect the panel’s Chair and Secretary from among its members. The current Panel Chair will have a voting, permanent seat on the Board of Trustees. The Panel has its own by laws.
Regulator Panel
An independent Regulator/administrator observer panel accompany the site visitors to provide governments, and its citizen’s assurance the accreditation process has been properly done. Panel members express their individual opinion and not acting on behalf of their government - unless authorized to do so. Panel member’s qualifications and experiences are published for public assurance.
The Regulator/administrator panel is an independent; its members bi-annually elect the panel’s Chair, Secretary and treasurer from among its members. The current Panel Chair have a non-voting, permanent seat on the Board of Trustees. The Panel has its own by laws.
Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee is composed of both practicing physicians and prominent scientifically trained academic teachers of medical ethics.
References
External links
- [1] Official Website of IAOMC