WMA Resolution on WFME Global Standards for Quality Improvement of Medical Education

Approved by the 55^th WMA General Assembly, Tokyo, Japan, October 2004,
reaffirmed by the 197^th WMA Council Session, Tokyo, Japan, April 2014
and by the 217^th WMA Council Session, Seoul (online), April 2021
and revised by the 74^th WMA General Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda, October 2023

Whereas the WMA:

1. Recognizes the need and importance for sound global standards for quality improvement 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 Education, conducted since 1997¹;
4. Acknowledges the 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 Development (CPD) of Medical Doctors⁴;
5. Recognizes the endorsement⁵ of the WFME Global Standards at the World Conference in Medical Education: Global Standards in Medical Education for Better Health Care, in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2003⁶;

It hereby:

6. Expresses its encouragement and support of the ongoing work of implementing the Trilogy of WFME Documents on Global Standards in Medical Education.

References:

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. WFME Standards for Postgraduate Medical Education 2023
4. World Federation for Medical Education: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of Medical 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