Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools (DORA)
As part of our goal to build information resources on medical education worldwide, FAIMER is developing a directory of international organizations that recognize, authorize, or certify medical schools and/or medical education programs. These organizations are often responsible for the establishment of national standards for medical education and the recognition of medical schools in their countries.
DORA is a developing resource. Although we believe this information to be accurate, it does not encompass all organizations that have responsibilities related to approving medical schools and/or medical education programs. Interested individuals should verify information directly with the appropriate entity. Recognition by an organization listed does not imply that a medical school will be listed in IMED. FAIMER is not an accrediting agency and has no relationship with the organizations listed.
FAIMER welcomes feedback on its information resources. To comment on an entry or to suggest additions to the directory, contact FAIMER at research@faimer.org.
For more information about a country's recognizing/accrediting organization(s), such as duration and levels of accreditation, and evaluation standards and processes, click on that country's name below.
| Country | Organization |
| Albania | Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education |
| Argentina | National Commission for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Universities |
| Armenia | Ministry of Science and Education, Department of Licensing and Accreditation Ministry of Healthcare |
| Australia | Australian Medical Council |
| Austria | Austrian Accreditation Council (private schools) |
| Bahrain | Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Colleges Deans’ Committee |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council |
| Barbados | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions |
| Belarus | Ministry of Health The Administrative Department of Personnel Politics, Educational Establishments and Foreign Affairs |
| Belgium (Flanders only) | The Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) |
| Brazil | Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Superior (Sinaes) |
| Bulgaria | National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency |
| Canada | Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, in cooperation with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
| Cayman Islands | Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine |
| Chile | National Commission for Accreditation |
| Colombia | National Council of Accreditation |
| Costa Rica | Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (CONESUP) (National Private University Higher Education Board) Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES) (National System for Higher Education Accreditation) |
| Croatia | National Council for Higher Education & Ministry of Science, Education and Sports |
| Cuba | The Commission of Evaluation and Accreditation of University Programs / National Accreditation Council (part of the Ministry of Higher Education) |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic Accreditation Commission |
| Denmark | ACE Denmark |
| Dominica | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions Medical Board of Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Secretary of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology Dominican Association for Self-Evaluation and Accreditation |
| Ecuador | National Council of Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEA) |
| Egypt | National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) |
| El Salvador | Comisión de Acreditación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior |
| Estonia | Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency |
| Ethiopia | Ministry of Health |
| Georgia | Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia |
| Ghana | Ghana Medical and Dental Council |
| Grenada | Grenada Ministry of Health and Social Security / New York State Department of Education Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions |
| Guyana | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions |
| Hong Kong | Medical Council of Hong Kong / Education and Accreditation Committee |
| Hungary | Hungarian Accreditation Committee |
| India | Medical Council of India National Assessment and Accreditation Council |
| Indonesia | National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education |
| Iran | Secretariat of the Council for Undergraduate Medical Education (part of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education) |
| Ireland | Irish Medical Council |
| Israel | Council for Higher Education |
| Italy | Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of University and Research) |
| Jamaica | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions |
| Japan | Japan University Accreditation Association National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation |
| Jordan | Jordanian Accreditation Commission |
| Kazakhstan | Ministry of Education |
| Kenya | Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board |
| Kuwait | Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Colleges Deans’ Committee |
| Kyrgyzstan | Ministry of Education, License and Accreditation Administration |
| Latvia | Ministry of Education and Science / Higher Education Quality Evaluation Center |
| Lebanon | Ministry of Education and Higher Education |
| Malaysia | Joint Accreditation Committee for Medical Programs / The Malaysian Medical Council |
| Mexico | Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM) |
| Mongolia | The National Council for Higher Education Accreditation |
| Montenegro | Ministry of Education and Science |
| Montserrat | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions |
| Nepal | Nepal Medical Council |
| Netherlands | The Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) |
| Netherlands Antilles | Accreditation Commission on Colleges of Medicine |
| New Zealand | Medical Council of New Zealand (together with the Australian Medical Council) |
| Nigeria | Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria National Universities Commission |
| Oman | Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Colleges Deans’ Committee |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Medical and Dental Council |
| Paraguay | Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación de la Educación Superior |
| Peru | Ministry of Health / Comisión para la Acreditación de Facultades o Escuelas de Medicina Humana (CAFME) |
| Philippines | Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) |
| Poland | Accreditation Committee of Polish University Medical Schools (ACPUMS) |
| Portugal | Conselho Nacional de Avaliação do Ensino Superior (CNAVES) |
| Qatar | Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Colleges Deans’ Committee |
| Romania | Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education |
| Russia | National Accreditation Agency |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Accreditation Board of Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Samoa | Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) |
| Saudi Arabia | Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Medical Colleges Deans’ Committee National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA) |
| Serbia | Ministry of Education |
| Singapore | Singapore Medical Council / Ministry of Health |
| Slovak Republic | Accreditation Commission / Ministry of Education |
| Slovenia | The Council for Higher Education |
| South Africa | Health Professions Council of South Africa |
| South Korea | Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation |
| Sudan | Accreditation Committee for Accreditation of Medical Schools (formed jointly by the Higher Education Ministry Committee and the Sudan Medical Council) |
| Sweden | Swedish National Agency for Higher Education |
| Switzerland | Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council |
| Tajikistan | Department of Attestation, Accreditation and Licensure |
| Tanzania | Tanzanian Commission for Universities |
| Thailand | Commission on Higher Education Medical Council of Thailand |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions |
| Ukraine | Medical Council of Ukraine Ministry of Health of Ukraine |
| United Arab Emirates | Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Colleges Deans’ Committee Commission for Academic Accreditation |
| United Kingdom | General Medical Council |
| United States of America | Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
| Uruguay | Mecanismo Experimental de Acreditación Regional (MEXA) |
| Uzbekistan | Department of Accreditation and Attestation of Pedagogical Workforce and Educational Organizations / Accreditation Center of Educational Programs Under the Council of Rectors of Medical Schools |
| Zambia | Medical Council of Zambia |
