Workshops for QA Units at HEIs

Issues under consideration:

• International experience. The World Federation for Medical Education (WFME): Global Standards, their use in the accreditation process 2. National legal framework
• ECAQA Standards for institutional accreditation of medical education organizations
• ECAQA Standards for specialized (programme) accreditation of medical education organizations
• Self-evaluation as the basis for external assessment, accreditation and improvement
• Participation of students in accreditation
• Preparatory arrangements of the medical education organization for external assessment and visit of the External Expert Commission
• Post-accreditation monitoring

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International experience. The World Federation for Medical Education (WFME): Global Standards, their use in the accreditation process

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ECAQA Standards for institutional accreditation of medical education organizations

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Self-evaluation as the basis for external assessment, accreditation and improvement

• The procedure for self-evaluation of medical education organizations
• Requirements for the self-evaluation report. The content of the report, coverage, completeness, etc.; awareness of the strengths and weaknesses; evaluation of main evidence, particularly the relationship between documentation and conclusions
• Participation of stakeholders in the accreditation process (students, teachers, employees, employers)
• Final self-evaluation report
• Feedback from the accreditation body

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Preparatory arrangements of the medical education organization for external assessment and visit of the External Expert Commission

• The purpose of external assessment and visit to the medical education organization
• The External Expert Commission (EEC)
• Planning the programme of the EEC visit in cooperation with the visited medical organization of education
• Preparation of the medical education organization for the visit of the EEC
• The role of involvement of key employees and departments (divisions, departments, clinics) of the medical education organization in the external assessment process

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Conclusion of the work:

• Discussion of key issues and feedback;
• Review and analysis; Conclusion.
• Recommendations; Closing of the seminar

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