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• Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)*
• Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*

Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM)*

http://www.accredmed.org/

Duration and levels of accreditation

Unconditional (6 years); Conditional (up to 3 years); Probationary (up to 2 years); Provisional (for developing schools)

Accreditation standards

• Educational goals
• Corporate organization
• College management
• Curriculum
• Student promotion and evaluation
• Admission
• Fiscal resources
• Faculty and instructional personnel
• Library
• Student services
• Facilities and equipment

Evaluation process

• Profile and self-study completed by the institution seeking accreditation
• On-site inspection
• Inspection report
• Accreditation decision

Outcome/consequences of accreditation

Voluntary

Description of accreditation organization

Founded in 1995, the Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine (ACCM) is an independent not-for-profit organisation based in the Republic of Ireland. The ACCM is invited by Governments in the Caribbean region to act on their behalf in relation to the inspection and accreditation of a medical school in a particular jurisdiction.

* This accrediting agency is currently recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Programme for Recognition of Accreditation Agencies. This recognition by WFME does not imply that all medical schools operating in this country are currently accredited by the agency. Please refer to the accrediting agency directly for information regarding the accreditation status of specific medical schools.

Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (CAAM-HP)*

http://www.caam-hp.org/

Duration and levels of accreditation

Full (4 years); Provisional (2 years)

Accreditation standards

https://www.caam-hp.org/documents

Evaluation process

https://www.caam-hp.org/documents

Outcome/consequences of accreditation

Voluntary

Description of accreditation organization

Independent entity

* This accrediting agency is currently recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Programme for Recognition of Accreditation Agencies. This recognition by WFME does not imply that all medical schools operating in this country are currently accredited by the agency. Please refer to the accrediting agency directly for information regarding the accreditation status of specific medical schools.

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[Last update: December 13, 2019]