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WFME WORLD FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION. MEDINE ANNUAL CONFERENCE PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, MAY 2006. MEDINE Task Force III on Quality Assurance Standards Developing European Standards in Medical Education based on the WFME Global Standards by Hans Karle. RESPONSIBLE ORGANISATIONS.
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WFME WORLD FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION
MEDINE ANNUAL CONFERENCE PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, MAY 2006 MEDINE Task Force IIIonQuality Assurance StandardsDeveloping European Standards in Medical Education based on the WFME Global Standards byHans Karle
RESPONSIBLE ORGANISATIONS • World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). • Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE). WFME May 2006
MEMBERS OFMEDINE TASK FORCE III Dr. Hans Karle (WFME chair), Denmark Professor, Dr. Herman J.M. van Rossum (AMSE chair), Netherlands Professor Leif Christensen, Denmark Professor Maria Rosa Fenoll-Brunet, Spain Professor Roger Green, UK Dr. Hannu Halila (UEMS chair), Finland Professor Jadwiga Mirecka, Poland Professor Iskender Sayek, Turkey Professor Dieter Scheffner, Germany Dr. Christophe Segouin, France Stud. med. Christina Jensen-Dahm WFME May 2006
TASK FORCE III SECRETARIAT World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) University of Copenhagen Faculty of Health Sciences The Panum Institute Blegdamsvej 3B DK-2200 Copenhagen N Denmark wfme@wfme.org WFME May 2006
OBJECTIVE I • Work to enhance overall standards of medical education in Europe through sharing of ideas, dissemination of best practice, and quality assurance, in conjunction with other European agencies such as ENQA and the regional ERA and making use of the work already carried out by the WFME. WFME May 2006
OBJECTIVE II • Analyse how to adapt the WFME standards to the European context of medical education and to the Bologna process in order to establish minimum requirements for accreditation at medical schools in Europe. WFME May 2006
OBJECTIVE III • Produce a set of quality assurance standards for medical education in Europe, building on and adapting existing work such as the WFME Global Standards, as framework for institutional self-evaluation and for accreditation of undergraduate medical education programmes. WFME May 2006
PHASES OF MEDICAL EDUCATION • Basic Medical Education (undergraduate) • Postgraduate Medical Education • Continuing Medical Education (CME) (Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of Medical Doctors) WFME May 2006
TIMELINES • Year 1: Collection of information about existing accreditation methodologies, assessment systems and standards in European medical education. • Year 2: Analysis of previous data and comparison with international standards in medical education defined by WFME and IIME. • Year 3: Proposals for quality assurance standards for basic medical education, postgraduate medical training and continuing medical education (CME) for institutional self-evaluation and accreditation of undergraduate medical education programmes. WFME May 2006
WFME TRILOGY OF GLOBAL STANDARDS A foundation for accreditation
WFME GLOBAL STANDARDS:TWO LEVELS OF ATTAINMENT • Basic Standards or Minimum Requirements (“musts”) Accreditation foundation to be met from the outset • Standards for Quality Development (“shoulds”) Reform purposes in accordance with international consensus about best practice WFME May 2006
WFME GLOBAL STANDARDS:ORIENTATION AND COVERAGE Institutional/Educational Programme Level • Institutional structure and organisation • Curriculum/content/process • Learning environment • Outcome • Management WFME May 2006
USE OF STANDARDS • Framework for institutional (voluntary) self-evaluation • External evaluation and counselling from peer review committees, including site visits • Combination of these procedures • Recognition and accreditation of institutions/programmes WFME May 2006
CONCLUSIONS FROM FIRST TASK FORCE MEETING, AMSTERDAM, JANUARY 2006 • Europe to be defined as the geographical area covered by the European Council • Working conditions for the Task Force accepted • Survey about quality assurance instruments for medical education institutions and programmes and each of the European countries • Proposal for European standards WFME May 2006
SURVEY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN REGION Questionnaire divided in: A. Information on Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Basic (Undergraduate) Medical Education. B. Information on Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Postgraduate Medical Education. C1. Information on Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CME). C2. Information on Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Continuing Professional Development of Medical Doctors (CPD). WFME May 2006
DEVELOPING EUROPEAN STANDARDS - WFME STANDARDS AS A TEMPLATE Conclusions from first Task Force meeting • WFME global standards considered relevant and adequate • European standards could be more detailed • European standards should not be very prescriptive • Probably no need for sub-regional variation • Relationship to results from Task Force I on competencies WFME May 2006
DEVELOPING EUROPEAN STANDARDS - WFME STANDARDS AS A TEMPLATE Conclusions from first Task Force meeting • Methods to be used in development: • Change of division line between basic standards and standards for quality development • Modification of annotations • In some cases additions/deletions • Special remarks regarding the European region WFME May 2006
WFME Global Standards inBasic Medical Education 1 MISSION AND OBJECTIVES 1.1 STATEMENTS OF MISSION AND OBJECTIVES Basic standard: The medical school must define its mission and objectives and make them known to its constituency. The mission statements and objectives must describe the educational process resulting in a medical doctor competent at a basic level, with an appropriate foundation for further training in any branch of medicine and in keeping with the roles of doctors in the health care system. Quality development: The mission and objectives shouldencompass social responsibility, research attainment, community involvement, and address readiness for postgraduate medical training. WFME May 2006
WFME Global Standards inBasic Medical Education • 1 MISSION AND OBJECTIVES • 1.1 STATEMENTS OF MISSION AND OBJECTIVES • Annotations: • Statements of mission and objectives would include general and specific issues relevant to institutional, national and regional policy. • Any branch of medicine refers to all types of medical practice and medical research. • Postgraduate medical training would include preregistration training, vocational training, specialist training and continuing medical education/professional development. WFME May 2006
THE EUROPEAN VERSION OFWFME GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR BME • No present change of the global standards • Issuing an addendum: the European version to be followed by the global standards plus the addendum • Content of the addendum: • An introduction with a list of the quality development standards to be regarded as basic standards in the European Region • Supplement to the annotations: “Specifications for the European Region” WFME May 2006
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