Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
As part of our goal to build information resources on medical education worldwide, FAIMER is developing a directory of international organizations that recognize, authorize, certify, or accredit medical schools and/or medical education programs. These organizations are often responsible for the establishment of national standards.
DORA is a developing resource. Although we believe this information to be accurate, it does not encompass all organizations that have responsibilities related to approving medical schools and/or medical education programs. Accreditation or recognition of a school by an organization listed below does not automatically imply that the school will be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools or that graduates of the school are currently eligible for ECFMG Certification. FAIMER is not an accrediting agency.
Additionally, the listing of an accrediting agency in DORA does not indicate that the agency is recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Programme for Recognition of Accrediting Agencies. Agencies with WFME Recognition Status are identified with an asterisk (*).
The inclusion of an accrediting agency in DORA, or recognition of the agency by WFME, does not imply that all medical schools in this country are currently accredited by the agency. Interested individuals should contact the agency directly regarding the accreditation status of specific medical schools.
For more information about a country’s recognizing/accrediting organization(s), such as duration and levels of accreditation, and evaluation standards and processes, click on that country's name below. To comment on an entry or to suggest additions, contact FAIMER at research@faimer.org.
| Country | Organization |
|---|---|
| Albania | Quality Assurance Agency in Higher Education |
| Anguilla |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* Antigua and Barbuda National Accreditation Board |
| Argentina | Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria (CONEAU) (National Commission for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Universities) |
| Armenia | National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) |
| Aruba | Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
| Australia | Australian Medical Council* |
| Austria | Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria) |
| Azerbaijan |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Quality Assurance Agency in Education |
| Bahamas | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
| Bahrain | Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* Irish Medical Council* The Education and Training Quality Authority* |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council |
| Barbados |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* Barbados Accreditation Council |
| Belarus |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Ministry of Education |
| Belgium (Flanders only) | The Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO)* |
| Bolivia |
Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación de Carreras Universitarias (National Commission of Evaluation and Accreditation of University Professions) Instituto de Acreditación Internacional (IAI) (International Accreditation Institute) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance Cantonal Ministry of Education (Sarajevo) |
| Brazil |
Accreditation System of Medicine Courses in Brazil (SAEME)* National System of Evaluation of Higher Education (SINAES) |
| Bulgaria | National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency |
| Canada | Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS)* |
| Cayman Islands | Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
| Chile | Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (CNA) (National Commission for Accreditation) |
| China | Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education* |
| Colombia | Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (National Council of Accreditation)* |
| Costa Rica |
Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)* Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (CONESUP) (National Private University Higher Education Board) Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES) (National System for Higher Education Accreditation) |
| Croatia | Agency for Science and Higher Education |
| Cuba | La Comisión de Evaluación y Acreditación de Carreras Universitarias (The Commission of Evaluation and Accreditation of University Programs / National Accreditation Council [part of the Ministry of Higher Education]) |
| Curacao |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
| Cyprus | The Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (DI.P.A.E.)* |
| Czech Republic | National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education |
| Denmark | Danish Accreditation Institution |
| Dominica |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* Medical Board of Dominica / Ministry of Health |
| Dominican Republic |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology |
| Ecuador | Consejo de Evaluación, Acreditación y Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (Board of Assessment, Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education) (CEAACES) |
| Egypt | National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE)* |
| El Salvador | Comisión de Acreditación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (Commission of Accreditation of the Quality of Higher Education) |
| Estonia | Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education |
| Ethiopia | Education and Training Authority [part of the Ministry of Education (private universities) Ministry of Education (public universities)] |
| Gambia | National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) |
| Georgia | National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement* |
| Germany | German Accreditation Council |
| Ghana |
Ghana Medical and Dental Council Ghana Tertiary Education Commission |
| Greece | Hellenic Authority for Higher Education |
| Grenada |
Grenada Medical and Dental Council* Grenada National Accreditation Board |
| Guyana |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* National Accreditation Council |
| Hong Kong | Medical Council of Hong Kong / Education and Accreditation Committee |
| Hungary | Hungarian Accreditation Committee* |
| India |
National Assessment and Accreditation Council National Medical Commission* |
| Indonesia |
Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri Perguruan Tinggi Kesehatan (Indonesian Accreditation Agency for Higher Education in Health)* National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education |
| Iran | Secretariat of the Council for Undergraduate Medical Education (part of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education)* |
| Iraq | National Council for Accreditation of Medical Colleges (NCAMC) / Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research |
| Ireland | Irish Medical Council* |
| Israel | Council for Higher Education |
| Italy | National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes |
| Jamaica | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
| Japan |
Japan Accreditation Council for Medical Education (JACME)* Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation Japan University Accreditation Association National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation |
| Jordan | Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI)* |
| Kazakhstan |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA)* Independent Kazakhstan Quality Assurance Agency in Education (IQAA) |
| Kenya |
Commission for University Education Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board |
| Kosovo | Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) |
| Kuwait |
Turkish National Accreditation Council for Medical Education's (UTEAK) Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)* National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Agency for Accreditation of Educational Programs and Activities (AAEPO)* Accreditation Agency for Educational Organizations and Programs (Sapattuu Bilim) EdNet Ministry of Education and Science National Accreditation Council |
| Latvia | Quality Agency for Higher Education of the Academic Information Center |
| Lebanon |
Turkish National Accreditation Council for Medical Education’s (UTEAK) Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)* Ministry of Education and Higher Education |
| Libya | National Center for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Educational and Training Institutions (NCQAA) |
| Lithuania | Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC) |
| Malaysia |
Malaysian Qualifications Agency Malaysian Medical Council* Irish Medical Council* |
| Maldives | Maldives Medical and Dental Council |
| Malta | National Commission for Further and Higher Education |
| Mauritius | Higher Education Commission |
| Mexico | Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica (COMAEM) (Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education)* |
| Moldova |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (ANACEC) |
| Mongolia | The National Council for Education Accreditation |
| Montenegro | Agency for Control and Quality Assurance of Higher Education (ACQAHE) |
| Myanmar |
Ministry of Health Myanmar Medical Council |
| Nepal | Medical Education Commission |
| Netherlands | The Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO)* |
| New Zealand | Medical Council of New Zealand* (together with the Australian Medical Council) |
| Nigeria |
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria National Universities Commission |
| North Macedonia | Agency for Quality in Higher Education |
| Norway | Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) |
| Oman | Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education (OAAAQA) |
| Pakistan |
Higher Education Commission, Pakistan Pakistan Medical and Dental Council |
| Palestinian Authority | Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission (AQAC) |
| Panama |
Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)* Instituto de Acreditación Internacional (IAI) (International Accreditation Institute) The National Council for the Evaluation and Accreditation of University Education in Panama (CONEAUPA) (Consejo Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria de Panamá) |
| Paraguay | Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación de la Educación Superior (National Agency of Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education) |
| Peru |
La Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria (SUNEDU) National System of Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of Educational Quality (SINEACE) |
| Philippines |
Commission on Higher Education Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)* |
| Poland |
Polish Accreditation Committee University Commission for the Quality of Medical Education (UKJKKL) |
| Portugal | Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education |
| Qatar | National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation |
| Romania |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education |
| Russia |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* National Accreditation Agency National Centre for Public Accreditation |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Medical and Dental Council |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* St. Kitts and Nevis Accreditation Board (SKNAB) |
| Saint Lucia | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* |
| Samoa |
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) Samoa Qualifications Authority |
| Saudi Arabia | Education & Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) / National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAE)* |
| Senegal | National Authority for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Research and Innovation |
| Serbia | National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education |
| Singapore | Singapore Medical Council / Ministry of Health |
| Sint Maarten | Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)* |
| Slovak Republic | Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
| South Africa | Health Professions Council of South Africa |
| South Korea | Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE)* |
| Spain |
Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya (AQU Catalunya) (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education)* Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación (ANECA)* (National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation) |
| Sri Lanka |
Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of the University Grants Commission Sri Lanka Medical Council* |
| Sudan | Sudan Medical Council* |
| Sweden | Swedish Higher Education Authority |
| Switzerland | Swiss Agency for Accreditation and Quality Assurance* |
| Syria | Directorate of Quality and Accreditation/Ministry of Higher Education |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council / Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan* |
| Tajikistan |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| Tanzania | Tanzanian Commission for Universities |
| Thailand | Institute for Medical Education Accreditation* |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)* Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) |
| Turkey | Turkish National Accreditation Council for Medical Education's (UTEAK) Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD)* |
| Uganda |
Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council Uganda National Council for Higher Education |
| Ukraine |
Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Ministry of Education and Science National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (NAQA) |
| United Arab Emirates | Commission for Academic Accreditation* |
| United Kingdom | General Medical Council |
| United States of America |
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)* Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)* |
| Uzbekistan |
Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA)* Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR)* Ministry of Health / Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education The State Inspectorate for Quality Control in Education under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| Viet Nam |
Ministry of Education and Training Ministry of Health |
| Yemen | Council for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education |
| Zambia | Health Professions Council of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) |
[Last update: September 27, 2023]
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