In the year of 2016, the Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education conducted site visits of 13 schools, including Nantong University (10th-14th April), Soochow University (8th-12th May), Jinggangshan University (12th-16th June), Southeast University (16th-20th October), Xiangnan University (16th-20th October), Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine (23th-27thOctober), Nanjing Medical University (6th-10th November), Guangzhou Medical University (6th-10thNovember), Guizhou Medical University (13th-17th November), Ningxia Medical University (14th-18th November), Hubei University of Science and Technology (20th -24th November, Shenzhen University (20th-24th November ) and Yichun University (November 27th -December 1st) against Standards for Basic Medical Education..
According to Guidelines for the Accreditation of Medical Education, the 13 schools prepared their self-evaluation reports against 10 domains and 44 sub-domains in the standards to make comprehensive and objective analysis about their medical education, and submitted the reports two months before the site visit. After carefully reading the self-evaluation reports, the accreditation team conducts the site visits. They had an extensive communication with teachers, students, administrative staff, affiliated medical institutions and related agencies. They analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of their medical education, and proposed suggestions about the weaknesses. Based on the information, assessors drafted preliminary reports and presented them to schools.
After site visits, the accreditation team will prepare the final accreditation reports within two months after the site visit. They should request comments of schools to guarantee objective facts and accurate data. After that, the final accreditation reports should be submitted to and reviewed by the Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education.
Up to this year, the Working Committee has completed accreditation of the medical education programmes of 58 schools. Under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, the Working Committee will continue to improve the accreditation process and procedures and promoteaccreditation of medical education.
