The Accreditation of Medical Program in Nine Medical Schools

According to the instruction of the Ministry of Education in China, the Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education (WCAME) organized assessors to conduct site visit of Qiqihar Medical University (June 24-27), Gannan Medical University (October 14-17), Peking University (October 21-24), Shenyang Medical College (October 28-31), Binzhou Medical University (November 4-7), Hangzhou Normal University (November 18-21), Chengde Medical College (November 25-28), Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (December 9-12) and Wenzhou Medical University (December 16-19), against Standards for Basic Medical Education (for Trial Implementation).

During the site visit, assessors collected first-hand materials and information through meetings with the representatives of faculty, students, administrative staff, the affiliated hospitals and other stakeholders as well as visit to educational resources, including those available in teaching sites, to identify the strength and weakness of the school in achieving its mission and objectives against the Standards. Before leaving, the assessment team presented a preliminary report on the findings of the site visit to the medical school.

After the site visit, each assessor is to prepare his/her part of the accreditation report against the Standards based on the material and information collected during the site visit, and submits it to the team chair, who will complete the accreditation report within two months after the site visit. After seeking the comment of the medical schools on the factual accuracy of the report, the team chair will submit the final report and recommendations to the WCAME for review and the Expert Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education for approval.

Twenty medical schools have been accredited by now. Under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, the WCAME will make every effort to improve its accreditation system and efficiency for better implementation of accreditation practice.

Meeting with senior students of Qiqihar Medical University

Report by the president of Gannan Medical University

Visiting the centennial history exhibition of Peking University Health Science Center

Visiting teaching laboratory of Shenyang Medical College

Attending classes in the affiliated hospital of Binzhou Medical University

Meeting with teachers in the School of Basic Medical Sciences of Hangzhou Normal University

Meeting with teachers in the second affiliated hospital of Chengde Medical College

Visiting Department of Preventative Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

Meeting with junior students of Wenzhou Medical University