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Handbook of WMA Policies
R-2004-01-2021 ⏐ World Medical Association
WMA RESOLUTION
ON
WFME GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT OF
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Approved by the 55th
WMA General Assembly, Tokyo, Japan, October 2004
and reaffirmed by the 197th
WMA Council Session, Tokyo, Japan, April 2014
and by the 217th
WMA Council Session, Seoul (online), April 2021
Whereas the WMA:
1. Recognizes the need and importance for sound global standards for quality improve-
ment of medical education;
2. Acknowledges the WMA’s special relationship with the World Federation for Medical
Education (WFME) as one of the founders of the Federation;
3. Recognizes that it is represented in the WFME Executive Council and in this capacity
is co-responsible for the WFME Project on International Standards in Medical Educa-
tion, conducted since 1997 1
;
4. Acknowledges the recent development of the WFME Trilogy of Documents of Global
Standards in Medical Education for Quality Improvement, covering Basic Medical
Education2
, Postgraduate Medical Education3
and the Continuing Professional De-
velopment (CPD) of Medical Doctors4
;
5. Recognizes the endorsement5
of the WFME Global Standards at the World Confer-
ence in Medical Education: Global Standards in Medical Education for Better Health
Care, in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 20036
;
It hereby:
1. Expresses its encouragement and support of the ongoing work of implementing the
Trilogy of WFME Documents on Global Standards in Medical Education.
1
The Executive Council, The World Federation for Medical Education: International standards in
medical education: assessment and accreditation of medical schools´ educational programmes. A
WFME position paper. Med Ed 1998; 32: 549-558.
2
World Federation for Medical Education: Basic Medical Education. WFME Global Standards for
Quality Improvement. WFME, Copenhagen 2003. http://www.wfme.org
3
World Federation for Medical Education. Postgraduate Medical Education. WFME Global
Standards for Quality Improvement. WFME, Copenhagen 2003. http://www.wfme.org
4
World Federation for Medical Education: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of Me-
dical Doctors. WFME Global Standards for Quality Improvement. WFME Copenhagen 2003.
http://www.wfme.org
5
J.P. de V. van Niekerk. WFME Global Standards receive ringing endorsement. Med Ed, 2003;
37: 586-587.
6
WFME website: http://www.wfme.org
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