Category: Newsletter

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 […]

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 […]

2021 Resident Match Timeline is confirmed

2021 Resident Match Timeline is confirmed AFMC has finalized the 2021 R-1 Match Timeline. Match Day will be April 20, 2021.   AFMC would like to thank the AFMC Resident Matching Committee (ARMC) which has worked tirelessly on the compressed timeline and engaged with the medical education community to reach consensus. ARMC membership includes representation from […]

ECFMG | FAIMER – Update on New Requirements for ECFMG Certification for 2021 Match

ECFMG | FAIMER – Update on New Requirements for ECFMG Certification for 2021 Match ECFMG®|FAIMER® has established five pathways that will allow qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) who have not passed Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) to meet the requirements for ECFMG Certification. These pathways are available […]

ECFMG|FAIMER Responds to Suspension of USMLE Step 2 CS Testing, Commits to Uninterrupted Pathway…

ECFMG|FAIMER Responds to Suspension of USMLE Step 2 CS Testing, Commits to Uninterrupted Pathway… ECFMG|FAIMER Responds to Suspension of USMLE Step 2 CS Testing, Commits to Uninterrupted Pathway for IMGs to ECFMG Certification   The May 26 announcement by the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program that it will suspend Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) testing for […]

COVID-19 – Impacts on IMGs and Their Contributions to U.S. Health Care

COVID-19 – Impacts on IMGs and Their Contributions to U.S. Health Care In this Issue: Strong Demand for J-1 Visa Sponsorship Continues, Few Issues with Visa Appointment Scheduling Reported ECFMG Medical School Accreditation Requirement Moved to 2024 ECFMG|FAIMER Endorses Recommendations and Resources for Medical Students, Trainees, and Physicians during COVID-19 Strong Demand for J-1 Visa […]

ECFMG Messages

ECFMG Messages In This Issue:  A Message from the Leaders of NBME and ECFMG|FAIMER  A Message to Applicants—ECFMG|FAIMER is Open and Processing Your Applications  A Message from the Leaders of NBME and ECFMG|FAIMER Dear International Medical School Educators, Students, and Graduates:  We recognize that the disruptions to USMLE testing present an extraordinary challenge for all of […]

MOU between CAAM-HP and Dominican Republic

MOU between CAAM-HP and Dominican Republic CAAM-HP is pleased to announce that on May 20, 2019 it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology (MESCYT) of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo. The objective of this MOU is for CAAM-HP to provide accreditation services and to facilitate […]

USA Deadline Looms for Local & Regional Medical Schools to Gain Accreditation

USA Deadline Looms for Local & Regional Medical Schools to Gain Accreditation As the 2023 deadline for international medical graduates to be certified to practise or enter residency programmes in the United States of America (USA) approaches, Caribbean states are seeking accreditation for their medical schools from the Jamaica-based Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in […]