GOVERNMENT INVITATION TO ACCM TO ACT AS MEDICAL ACCREDITATION BODY
In brief, the preliminary steps are:
The Government gives approval for the establishment of a medical school. This must be by formal Resolution of that Government.
The Government reviews the standards and procedures (Elements and Protocol) of the ACCM and finds such standards and procedures appropriate.
The Government approves the ACCM as the accreditation agency for the particular medical school concerned. and issues an invitation to the ACCM to undertake the evaluation of the medical school.
ACCM examines Profile documentation from the medical school which may be submitted in advance of or concurrently with the Government’s invitation. If on the basis of the information contained the Profile the ACCM finds that the school is operating a programme which appears to satisfy the Elements of Accreditation, the ACCM arranges for the medical school to submit a more in-depth Self Study, after which a preliminary inspection visit is made to the medical school's campus. During this visit the ACCM inspection team expects to meet with the appropriate Minister and/or Head of Government.
After the visit, the inspection team reports to the next meeting of ACCM and a decision is then made as to whether ACCM will undertake the work of accrediting the medical school or whether it recommends actions on the part of the school before accreditation work will be undertaken.
If ACCM decides to undertake accreditation of a medical school further steps are required in order to formalise the arrangement. Details on application from the ACCM Secretariat