Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research

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The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research [1] (FAIMER) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "support the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) as it promotes international health professions education through programmatic and research activities." [2] These activities include: [3]

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One of the data resources developed by FAIMER was the International Medical Education Directory (IMED), a free web-based listing of medical schools recognized by the appropriate government agencies in the countries where the medical schools are located. [4] The directory is now discontinued and has been replaced by the World Directory of Medical Schools [5]

History

FAIMER was established in 2000 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). [2] FAIMER launched the International Medical Education Directory (IMED) in 2002. In 2004, two new directories were approved: the Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools (DORA) and the Postgraduate Medical Education (PME) Project. In 2014, FAIMER and the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) announced the launch of the World Directory of Medical Schools by merging the organizations' respective directories: FAIMER's International Medical Education Directory (IMED) and WFME's Avicenna Directory for medicine, [6] which is used by the ECFMG to determine eligibility of international medical graduates for the USMLE examinations and ECFMG certification. [7]

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References

  1. "Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER)". faimer.org. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  2. 1 2 "FAIMER : About Us" . Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. "FAIMER : About Us – Activities" . Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  4. "FAIMER : Data Resources : International Medical Education Directory (IMED)" . Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  5. "About". World Directory of Medical Schools . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. "FAIMER and WFME to Collaborate on Combined Medical School Directory". ECFMG. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. "Update: World Directory of Medical Schools Replaces International Medical Education Directory for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for ECFMG Certification and USMLE". 30 June 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2021.