دورية أكاديمية
Applying North American medical education accreditation standards internationally in the United Arab Emirates
| العنوان: | Applying North American medical education accreditation standards internationally in the United Arab Emirates |
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| المؤلفون: | Sandra Kay Allen, Zahra S. Baalawi, Ahmed Al Shoaibi, Hesham Wagih Gomma, John A. Rock |
| المصدر: | Medical Education Online, Vol 27, Iss 1 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Special aspects of education LCC:Medicine (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medical education, program evaluation, international medical education accreditation, LCME accreditation, continuous quality improvement, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine (General), R5-920 |
| الوصف: | Objective Health care and health professions education are becoming increasingly global, yet no formal international accrediting body exists for medical education. Among the challenges in developing international standards for medical education is the variation in program models, with some regions offering six-year bachelor’s degrees and others, including North America, customarily requiring a bachelor’s degree prior to admission to a 4-year graduate-level degree program. This study sought to determine the applicability of the USA Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accreditation standards internationally as the foundation for program development, quality improvement, and program evaluation in a program that follows the North American medical education model in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Methods Using a qualitative political, economic, sociocultural, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) analysis framework, we systematically assessed the applicability of each of the 93 LCME accreditation elements to the nascent doctor of medicine (MD) degree program at Khalifa University.Results All 93 elements in the most current LCME accreditation standards were deemed applicable internationally in a program developed in accordance with the North American model of medical education. Of these, three elements were deemed applicable with caveats in the legal or regulatory processes required to achieve comparable compliance outside of the USA. No elements were deemed not applicable in an international setting.Conclusions Our analysis demonstrates that the LCME accreditation standards are model-specific and can be effectively applied internationally in programs that follow the North American model of medical education. Countries in which no specialized medical education accrediting body exists can apply the LCME standards and achieve international benchmarks of quality in medical education through rigorous self-assessment and continuous quality improvement. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 10872981 1087-2981 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1087-2981 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10872981.2022.2057790 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/12a117d3d04b4c4aa42606bbe958b2ff |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.12a117d3d04b4c4aa42606bbe958b2ff |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/10872981.2022.2057790 |