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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