CAAM-HP’s Response to the COVID Challenge
❗CAAM-HP’s Response to the COVID Challenge Meeting the COVID-19 Challenge Background As you are aware the COVID-19 global pandemic as declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020,has posed serious challenges for the operations of CAAM-HP and medical schools in the region. CAAM-HP was forcedto postpone several site visits which were scheduled for […]
❗CAAM-HP Advisory – False claim re face-to-face teaching and accreditation status
❗CAAM-HP Advisory – False claim re face-to-face teaching and accreditation status CAAM-HP has become aware that some medical schools in the Caribbean which it has accredited are misleading students and other stakeholders with false information about the conditions attached to their accreditation status. The reports are that some schools are making it mandatory for students […]
Change to Step 1 Passing Standard begins January 26, 2022
Change to Step 1 Passing Standard begins January 26, 2022 USMLE Change to Step 1 Passing Standard begins January 26, 2022At its December 2021 meeting, the USMLE Management Committee conducted a review of the USMLE Step 1 passing standard and decided that a two-point increase in the passing standard – used to determine a Pass […]
Website Advisory
Website Advisory The public is hereby advised that Xavier University School of Medicine in Aruba, having withdrawn from CAAM-HP in February 2020, is no longer subject to the terms and conditions of CAAM-HP accreditation. Hence the accreditation status of Accredited with Conditions for 3 years, 2018-2021 accorded by CAAM-HP in 2018 is considered void. Therefore, […]
WFME extends CAAM-HP’s Recognition Status
WFME Renews CAAM-HP’s Recognition Status Following a rigorous review process, CAAM-HP has been awarded WFME Recognition Status for a period of ten (10) years until 31 May 2033. “The CAAM-HP is deemed to be credible in its policies and procedures to assure the quality of medical education in programmes and schools that it accredits.” WFME […]
USMLE PROGRAM ANNOUNCES UPCOMING POLICY CHANGES
USMLE PROGRAM ANNOUNCES UPCOMING POLICY CHANGES PHILADELPHIA, PA (February 12, 2020) – Today, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®), co-sponsors of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®), announced upcoming policy changes to the USMLE program. Changing Step 1 score reporting from a three-digit numeric score to reporting […]
Work to Relaunch USMLE Step 2 CS Discontinued
Work to Relaunch USMLE Step 2 CS Discontinued The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and NBME, co-sponsors of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®), are today announcing the discontinuation of work to relaunch a modified Step 2 Clinical Skills examination (Step 2 CS). Following the May 2020 suspension of Step 2 CS due […]
CAAM-HP New Year’s Message, 2021
CAAM-HP New Year’s Message, 2021 The Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions extends warmest wishes to all its stakeholders for a healthy and rewarding new year. 2020 was for everyone worldwide, a very challenging year. The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected many of our members who have […]
Update on COVID-19 Impact Update #3
Update on COVID-19 Impact Update #3 CAAM-HP understands that schools are anxious about a site visit and it is just as keen about undertaking these visits. As we try to map out the road ahead, it is necessary to share the following communication from the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) to CAAM-HP: Recently, we […]
STUDENT COMPLAINTS
STUDENT COMPLAINTS CAAM-HP Advisory Over time, the CAAM-HP Secretariat has received a number of complaints from students of (in particular) offshore medical schools in the Caribbean. The CAAM-HP Procedures for handling complaints is outlined as follows: “The CAAM-HP Secretariat will make an initial determination of whether the complaint contains issues relating to the programme’s compliance […]