The International Medical Education Directory (IMED) was a public database of worldwide
medical schools
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, ...
. The IMED was published as a joint collaboration of the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates According to the US Department of Education, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates is "the authorized credential evaluation and guidance agency for non-U.S. physicians and graduates of non-U.S. medical schools who seek to practice ...
(ECFMG) and the
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER).
The information available in IMED was derived from data collected by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates According to the US Department of Education, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates is "the authorized credential evaluation and guidance agency for non-U.S. physicians and graduates of non-U.S. medical schools who seek to practice ...
(ECFMG) throughout its history of evaluating the medical education credentials of international medical graduates. Using these data as a starting point,
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) began developing ''IMED'' in 2001 and made it publicly available in April 2002.
In April 2014, IMED was merged with the
Avicenna Directory to create the
World Directory of Medical Schools. The World Directory is now the definitive list of medical schools in the world, as IMED and
Avicenna were discontinued in 2015.
See also
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List of medical schools
Medical schools are developed, monitored and credentialed by national organizations in each country. The agency responsible for this recognition in most countries is the Ministry of Health. Medical schools that are recognized by the appropriate a ...
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AVICENNA Directory for medicine
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World Directory of Medical Schools
References
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External links
World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS)FAIMER website
Medical databases
Medical education
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