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FAIMER strives to be the single best source of data on international medical schools and their graduates. To this end, much work has been done to create, assemble, and maintain high quality data repositories, including the:
International Medical Education Directory (IMED) More >>
International Opportunities in Medical Education (IOME) More >>
Postgraduate Medical Education (PME) Project More >>
Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools More >>
International Medical Education Directory (IMED)
The International Medical Education Directory (IMED) is a web-based resource on the world's medical schools that is freely available on the FAIMER website. The information available through IMED is derived from current and historical data collected by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) throughout its history of evaluating the medical education credentials of international medical graduates. Using these data as a starting point, FAIMER began developing IMED in 2001, and introduced it in April 2002.
Schools that are recognized by the government agencies in the countries where the medical schools are located are listed in IMED. The agency responsible for this recognition in most countries is the Ministry of Health. The information listed for each medical school is provided by the appropriate government agency and by officials of the medical school. FAIMER updates IMED regularly as new information is received. For additional information on the data in IMED, contact imed@faimer.org.
Is our information up to date? Is there anything missing? We welcome what you can tell us about medical schools.
Please use this link to access the medical school update form.
Recognizing that accurate medical school information can be of great value to members of the international medical community, FAIMER offers subscription based access to the IMED database. For an annual fee of US$500.00, subscribers have access to all records and information fields in the IMED database. Access to the IMED database during the one-year subscription period is unlimited, allowing subscribers to download information on all medical schools in XML or CSV (Comma Separated Values) format.
Click here for additional information on the IMED Subscription Service and instructions to establish an account for this service.
International Opportunities in Medical Education (IOME)
The directory of International Opportunities in Medical Education (IOME) provides information on medical school offerings of international experiences for medical students, residents, and faculty.
The IOME directory represents the collaborative efforts of FAIMER, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC, formerly the International Health Medical Education Consortium).
IOME is a work in progress, and will be updated as additional information becomes available. Our objective is to have a comprehensive resource that details more and more of the myriad programs and opportunities available.
Postgraduate Medical Education (PME) Project
FAIMER is in the process of developing a Postgraduate Medical Education (PME) Project which describes postgraduate medical education in each country around the world. The directory will describe postgraduate specialty medical education at the country level and will identify the range of medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties recognized and available within each country, including information on the number of programs, duration of training, and number of students for each specialty. It will also provide information on the accreditation of such programs, specialty examinations, and processes for certification of medical and surgical specialists.
Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools
As part of our goal to build information resources on medical education worldwide, FAIMER is developing a directory of international organizations that recognize, authorize, or certify medical schools and/or medical education programs. These organizations are often responsible for the establishment of national standards for medical education and the recognition of medical schools in their countries.
Is our information up to date? Is there anything missing? We welcome what you can tell us about organizations that recognize/accredit medical schools.
Please use this link to access the update form for organizations that recognize/accredit medical schools.