WFME World Conference "Quality Assurance in Medical Education in 21st Century” hosted by Korea University College of Medicine and Korean Council on Medical Education took place in Seoul on April 7-10, 2019.
More than 800 participants from 56 countries took part in the 2019 WFME World Conference.
Professor David Gordon, FRCP FMedSci, President of the World Federation for Medical Education has introduced the WFME’ international initiatives and its contribution as the organisation working to improve the quality of medical education in all parts of the world.
Key-note speakers from all parts of the world including the WFME advisors and assessors from the WFME Recognition of Accreditation programme; accreditation experts who have been successful in that programme; specialists in the development of standards for basic medical education; authorities on accreditation of postgraduate medical education and CPD have presented and discussed with the WFME’s world conference participants the following themes: Development of Accreditation and Recognition of Accreditation; Towards the Next Edition of the WFME Global Standards; Quality Enhancement, Standards and Accreditation in Postgraduate Medical Education; The Future of accreditation, Recognition and the ECFMG Programme; Experiences in the WFME Recognition programme and the key lessons learned; Medical Humanities and Ethics in the Curriculum - Standards and Best Practices; Social Accountability; A Critical Analysis; the Role of Students and their involvement in Accreditation Process.
Dr. Farida Nurmanbetova MD, DmedSc, has introduced the Kazakhstan Experience in Establishing and Modernization of the National Medical Education Accreditation System as well as the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Education and Health Care (ECAQA)’ Strategy and Programme for Improvement Medical Education and other Healthcare Professional Education.
ECAQA as a Specialized Accreditor for Medical and Healthcare Professions Education aimed to ensure establishment transparent national quality assurance system through the introduction of the international principles of good practice in quality assurance in higher education based on the WHO/WFME Guidelines, ENQA/ESG2015, INQAAHE/GGP, APQN’Chiba Principles, CHEA/CIQG International Quality Principles2015.
