World Directory of Medical Schools

The World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS) is a public database of worldwide medical schools, intended as accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information on all medical schools in the world.[1] The Directory is published as a collaboration of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER). It was created by merging their respective AVICENNA and IMED directories to produce a single comprehensive resource, including the schools in each of the prior directories.[2]

Definition

The World Directory defines “medical school” as an "educational institution that provides a complete or full program of instruction leading to basic medical qualification; that is, a qualification that permits the holder to obtain a license to practice as a medical doctor or physician".[3]

Development

The decision to merge the AVICENNA and IMED was finalized in March 2012.[4] The directory was officially launched in April 2014. During the transition to the new Directory, IMED and the Avicenna Directory will remain open for a year, closing in 2015.[5]

Sponsors

The World Directory is a joint venture of WFME and FAIMER in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Sponsors and potential sponsors at this meeting included representatives from Australia, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Denmark, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Sponsors work with WFME and FAIMER in the development of the directory, and their contributions to this process are listed on the website.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Duvivier, Robbert J; Boulet, John R; Opalek, Amy; van Zanten, Marta; Norcini, John (September 2014). "Overview of the world's medical schools: an update". Medical Education 48 (9): 860–869. doi:10.1111/medu.12499.
  2. ↑ "FAIMER and WFME to Collaborate on Combined Medical School Directory". Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  3. ↑ "About the World Directory". World Federation for Medical Education and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  4. ↑ "History of the World Directory of Medical Schools". World Federation for Medical Education and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  5. ↑ "FAIMER® and WFME Announce the Launch of the World Directory of Medical Schools" (PDF). Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Sponsors of the WDMS". World Federation for Medical Education and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research. Retrieved 2014-11-03.

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