AGENDA
National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation
Spring 2013 MEETING
April – 15-16, 2013
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
Eighth Floor Conference Center
1990 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
APRIL 15, 2013
COUNTRY REVIEWS (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
8:00 A.M. Doors Open to the Public
8:30 A.M. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Dr. Martin Crane, Chairman, NCFMEA
Carol Griffiths, Executive Director, NCFMEA
8:45 A.M. REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR EACH COUNTRY
Briefing by Department Staff
Remarks by Country Representatives
Committee Q and A and Public Discussion
Executive Session Discussion and Vote
9:00 A.M. Taiwan
Type of Review: Update Report
Committee Readers:
Dr. Krishnan Subrahmanian; Dr. Deborah Powell
Department Staff:
Dr. Jennifer Hong-Silwany
Country Representatives:
Dr. Chi-Wan Lai, Chairman, Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council
Dr. Chyi-Her Lin, Executive Officer, Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council
9:45 A.M. Mexico
Type of Review: Redetermination
Committee Readers:
Dr. Lynn Eckhert; Dr. David Munoz
Department Staff:
Mr. Chuck Mula
Country Representatives:
Raúl Anaya, Executive Secretary, COMAEM
Dra. Zeta Melva Triana, Counselor, COMAEM
Alejandra Elizabeth Arreola, Support for translation and interpretation, COMAEM
10:30 A.M. BREAK
10:45 A.M. Dominican Republic
Type of Review: Redetermination
Committee Readers:
Dr. James Hallock; Dr. Andrea Reid
Department Staff:
Dr. Jennifer Hong-Silwany
Country Representatives:
Dr. Gustavo Batista, Member, National Council of Higher Education, Science and
Technology, (CONESCyT),
Dra. Rosa Adelina Céspedes Garrido, Director, Department of Medical Education
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT)
Lic. Emilio Huyke, Medical Education Consultant
Peter S. Leyton, Law Offices of Ritzert & Leyton, Legal Advisor for MESCyT
Dr. Mauro Canario, Dean, Faculty of Health Science, Autonomous University of
Santo Domingo (UASD)
Lic. José A. Hazím Torres, Vice-rector of Student Services, Vice-rectory of
Extension and Community Services, Central University of the East (UCE)
Dr. Raymundo Jiménez, Dean of the Faculty of Health Science, Technology Institute of Santo Domingo, INTEC
11:45 A.M Israel
Type of Review: Update Report
Committee Readers:
Dr. Robert Crone; Dr. James Hallock
Department Staff:
Mr. Steve Porcelli
Country Representative:
Dr. Shaul Sofer, Professor of Pediatrics, Council for Higher Education/
Ben-Gurion University
12:15 P.M. Presentation: The NCFMEA and International Medical Graduates
Dr. Martin Crane, Chair, NCFMEA
Past Chair, Board of Directors, Federation of State Medical Boards
12:45 P.M. LUNCH
1:45 P.M. Saba
Type of Review: Special Report
Committee Readers:
Dr. Alice Coombs; Dr. Krishnan Subrahmanian
Department Staff:
Dr. Jennifer Hong-Silwany
Country Representatives:
Dr. Tony Peacock, Convenor, Accreditation Committee on Colleges of Medicine
2:15 P.M. Slovak Republic
Type of Review: Update Report
Committee Readers:
Dr Robert Crone; Dr. Deborah Powell
Department Staff:
Mr. Herman Bounds, Ed.S.
Country Representatives:
Dr. Andrej Krajcovic, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of
Medicine in Martin
2:45 P.M. Pakistan
Type of Review: Update Report
Committee Readers:
Dr. Radheshyam Agrawal; Dr. David Munoz
Department Staff:
Ms. Elizabeth Daggett
Country Representatives:
Dr. Raja Amjad Mahmood, Administrator, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Awais, Member, Executive Committee, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
Dr. Shaista Faisal, Acting Registrar, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
3:15 P.M. BREAK
3:30 P.M Ireland
Type of Review: Update Report
Committee Readers:
Dr. Radheshyam Agrawal; Dr. Lynn Eckhert
Department Staff:
Mr. Herman Bounds, Ed.S
Country Representatives:
Dr. Anne Keane, Head of Education and Training, Medical Council of Ireland
Professor William Powderly, Council Member, Chairman, Professional Development Committee (incorporating Education/Training), Medical Council of Ireland
4:00 P.M. Australia/New Zealand
Type of Review: Update Report
Committee Readers:
Dr. Andrea Reid; Dr. Alice Coombs
Department Staff:
Dr. Rachael Shultz
4:30 P.M. United Kingdom
Type of Review: Update Report
Committee Readers:
Dr. Alice Coombs; Dr. James Hallock
Department Staff:
Dr. Rachael Shultz
5:00 P.M. WRAP UP AND ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC MEETING
Dr. Martin Crane, Chairman, NCFMEA
Reminder:
Tomorrow’s NCFMEA meeting (April 16, 2013) is an Executive session for NCFMEA MEMBERS ONLY)
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