The Working Committee for the Accreditation of
Medical Education, Ministry of Education (WCAME) conducts accreditation of
medical education programs in medical schools according to the Standards
for Basic Medical Education and Guidelines for the
Accreditation of Basic Medical Education.This appeal policy is formulated, in order to
protect the right of the accredited institutions to exercise their appeals, and
to maintain the openness and fairness of the results of accreditation.
I Appeal Agency
i The Secretariat of the Working Committee for the
Accreditation of Medical Education of the Ministry of Education (hereinafter
referred to as the Secretariat) is responsible for the collection, transmission
and archiving of appeals.
ii The Expert Committee for Medical Education of
the Ministry of Education (ECME) is
responsible for accepting complaints, forming an
arbitration group to suggest for arbitration decisions.
Iii The arbitration group is responsible for
conducting investigations and deliberations and giving decision proposal on appeals.
The members of the arbitration group are composed of five members of the ECME
(one leader, four members) and one secretary. The arbitration group shall be
chaired by the director or deputy director of the ECME in principle. Members of
the arbitration group shall follow the principle
of avoidance of conflicts of interest: a)Not a beneficiary of the appealing party; b). Not a WCAME member.
II The Subject and
Scope of Appeal
i The accredited
school is
dissatisfied with the WCAME’s accreditation decision;
ii The accredited
school is dissatisfied with the withdrawal of WCAME’s accreditation status.
III The appeal Procedures
The accredited school submits a written appeal to
the Secretariat, and the Secretariat submits the appeal materials to the ECME.
The ECME agrees to an arbitration group after acceptance. The arbitration group
will submit the decision proposal to the ECME, and the arbitration result of
the ECME is the final appeal decision.
i Submit the appeal
1. The accreditation decision shall be published on the official
website of WCAME. If the accredited school is dissatisfied with the accreditation decision, it must submit a written appeal to the Secretariat within 10
working days of the publicity period. The materials include the appeal and
relevant materials supporting the reasons for the appeal. If the accredited
school fails to submit a written appeal within 10 working days of the publicity
period, the accreditation decision made by the WCAME will be regarded as the
final decision.
2. The announcement of the decision to revoke the accreditation decision shall be published on the official website of WCAME. If the
accredited school is dissatisfied with the decision to revoke the accreditation decision status, it shall submit a written appeal to the Secretariat
within 10 working days of the publication period. The materials include the appeal
and relevant materials that can support the reasons for the appeal. If the
accredited school fails to submit a written appeal within 10 working days of
the publicity period, the decision of WCAME to withdraw the accreditation decision will be considered final.
ii Accept the appeal
1. The ECME reviews the appeal materials submitted
by the Secretariat and decides whether to accept or reject the appeal of the
accredited school. If the appeal is accepted, the ECME shall form and authorize
the arbitration group. The group shall conduct investigations and
deliberations and give decision proposal on appeals of the accredited school
through material interviews and field visits.
2. Before the appeal is reviewed, if the appeal party requests to withdraw the appeal, the
appeal may be withdrawn after explanation of the reasons. However, after
withdrawing the appeal, the appeal party may not file an appeal again on the
same fact and reason.
iii Review
and decision of the appeal
1. The arbitration group will conduct a review through a hearing and give a
decision proposal. Hearing attendance includes:
(a) If the accredited school is dissatisfied with
the accreditation decisions made by the WCAME, the hearing attendance includes:
the arbitration panel, the representatives of the accredited school (no
more than 3), the representatives of the assessment team (no more than 3) and
the representatives of the WCAME (no more than 3).
(b) If the accredited school is dissatisfied with
the decision of WCAME to revoke the accreditation decision status, the hearing
attendance includes: the arbitration group, the representative of the accredited school (no
more than 3), and the representative of the WCAME (no more than 3).
A legal counsel can be invited through the
Secretariat if necessary.
2. The arbitration panel shall complete the investigation and hearing
within 30 working days after the authorization of the ECME, and make a decision
proposal. The arbitration group will submit the decision proposal to the ECME, and
the arbitration result of the ECME is the final appeal decision. The ECME may arbitrate in the form of on-site work meetings or
emails.
3. The appeal decision includes: (a) Maintaining the original accreditation decision; (b) Changing the original accreditation decision. The appeal decision is published by the Secretariat on the official website of WCAME, and the appeal party and the WCAME are notified in written form.
Attachment 1: Flow Chart of the Appeal for Accreditation of Medical Education
Attachment 2: The Appeal Form for Accreditation of Medical Education
Attachment 3: The Decision Notice of Appeal for Accreditation of Medical Education
The Working
Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education,
Ministry of
Education
15 March, 2019
