Adopted by the 36th World Medical Assembly
Singapore, October 1984,
amended by the 38th World Medical Assembly Rancho Mirage, CA, USA,
October 1986
and rescinded at the WMA General Assembly,
Santiago 2005
| WHEREAS, |
the World Medical Association endeavors
to serve humanity by seeking to achieve the highest international
standards in medical education, and |
| WHEREAS, |
the World Medical Association and
its National Medical Associations have always supported high
quality medical education, and |
| WHEREAS, |
the quality of health care provided
by physicians can be no better than the quality of medical
education that physicians receive, |
| THEREFORE, |
the World Medical Association reaffirms
its support for high standards of medical education that provide
high quality educational experiences for all medical students,
and
That only properly qualified candidates should be admitted
to study medicine, and
That the number of students admitted to study medicine
be no greater than the number which can be provided with
high quality educational experience by the educational resources
available.
That the qualifications required of candidates to be admitted
to medical schools be determined by the objective judgement
of medical school faculties.
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