110:
the
Agreement on CAAM-HP and are participating territories: Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago. Participation is open to all other CARICOM Member States and Associate Member States according to the Agreement, with the British Virgin Islands becoming the first Associate Member to sign on to the Agreement on 18 February 2020 at the 31st Intersessional Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government. On 20 May 2019, CAAM-HP also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology (MESCYT) of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo to provide accreditation services for medical training programmes and to facilitate their acceptance by the 11 Universities of the Dominican Republic that have medical schools.
90:(ECFMG) certification process in order to begin residency or fellowship programmes in the US or Canada. The departments of education from both United States and Canada contacted the ECFMG and have required that all Caribbean offshore medical schools be at the standard of United States and Canadian medical schools. The ultimate outgrowth of this over the time was the announcement in 2010 by the ECFMG that effective in 2023, physicians applying for ECFMG Certification will be required to graduate from a medical school that has been appropriately accredited through a formal process that uses criteria comparable to those established for US medical schools by the LCME or that uses other globally accepted criteria, such as those put forth by the
70:(UWI) receiving full accreditation (with periodic visits and assessments as changes were made in medical education) and with some of the other schools established since 1974 in the Commonwealth Caribbean receiving limited registration status from the GMC. This international recognition of their degrees meant that the medical education programme offered at UWI allowed graduates to register freely in the UK and many other Commonwealth countries in order to practice.
118:(FAIMER). With such international recognition granted only a few years after ECFMG's announcement concerning the need for prospective applicants to have graduated from appropriately accredited schools, it meant that CAAM-HP could continue the process of accrediting the Caribbean offshore medical schools as well as regional medical schools.
86:(LCME; the accrediting body for medical education in the US and Canada) to do research and perform clinical training. Sometimes only needing a business licence in order to be opened, these offshore medical schools had been able to list in the International Medical Education Directory (IMED), which qualifies their students to undergo the
109:
Thus, the
Agreement establishing the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions was signed in November 2003 by 5 CARICOM Member States and the authority itself was launched shortly after in July 2004. As of 2019, 13 CARICOM Member States have signed up to
81:
in the
Caribbean starting in the 1970s, which catered almost exclusively to international students mainly from the United States and Canada. These medical schools were easier to establish in the Caribbean than in mainland North America, in part because unlike the medical schools in the US or Canada,
73:
This practice by the GMC however was ended in 2001 as it sought to replace the original two-tier system of registration of overseas qualified doctors with a single method in keeping with
European Union regulations regarding academic and professional training programmes. As a result the proposed
113:
Once established
Authority looked at the standards of the GMC and the LCME, and developed comparable standards. These standards and processes were then adjudged to be compliant with international standards in 2012, following a review in 2011 by the WFME and the
74:
system rendered unnecessary the need to continue accrediting overseas institutions, even those with previously recognized qualifications, leaving the UWI and other institutions without accreditation by an internationally recognized body.
115:
97:
As a result of these developments up to 2001-2002 and the regional desire to ensure quality education and training within CARICOM for the UWI and other medical schools in the
Caribbean, such as those established the
129:, and therefore will not be able to become United States or Canadian doctors, if their school is not certified by the year 2023. CAAM-HP is one of the primary accrediting bodies for Caribbean medical schools.
43:
859:
1157:
121:
Students of those schools that do not receive accreditation from a regional accrediting body recognized by the World
Federation for Medical Education (WFME) will not be able to complete neither
27:) is an accrediting body for the education programmes and schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing and other health professions in the 15 member nations of the
315:
87:
754:"CARIBBEAN ACCREDITATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION IN MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS | Marketing and Communications Office, The University of West Indies at Mona"
819:
615:
126:
994:
367:
958:
1201:
1149:
224:
122:
920:
432:
159:
1136:
185:
1053:
860:"ECFMG News | ECFMG to Require Medical School Accreditation for International Medical School Graduates Seeking Certification Beginning in 2023"
610:
172:
671:
888:
91:
83:
469:
302:
289:
587:
482:
237:
445:
99:
354:
328:
276:
601:
Schools in CARICOM member countries not appearing above have either not been assessed by CAAM-HP or are pending accreditation.
211:
341:
198:
574:
528:
515:
393:
67:
1015:
833:
263:
1206:
250:
46:(NCFMEA) recognizes CAAM-HP as a standard comparable to the standards used in medical schools in the United States.
406:
380:
39:
982:
959:"Premier Andrew Fahie has inked a CARICOM agreement to establish medical schools in the British Virgin Islands"
78:
59:
1089:
1064:
938:"About CAAM-HP – Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions"
55:
813:
651:"Overview – Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions"
541:
419:
103:
895:
106:
in 1985, as well as the offshore medical schools, a regional accreditation system was established.
914:
801:
718:
32:
791:
1150:"Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions"
753:
21:
Caribbean
Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions
1039:
63:
1195:
796:
779:
672:"Full Accreditation Conferred upon Ross University's Medical Program by CAAM-HP"
837:
780:"Perspective: Private Schools of the Caribbean: Outsourcing Medical Education"
1090:"'It's Tough to Get Out': How Caribbean Medical Schools Fail Their Students"
719:"National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)"
805:
116:
Foundation for
Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
28:
937:
31:(CARICOM). CAAM-HP was established in 2003 and is headquartered in
77:
In parallel to these events there was a raft of establishments of
346:
Follow-up site visit due whenever travel restrictions are lifted
44:
National
Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation
1040:"Recognition Programme - World Federation for Medical Education"
650:
1115:
575:
The University of the West Indies School of Veterinary Medicine
529:
The University of the West Indies School of Dentistry, Trinidad
1054:"CAAM-HP Creates History - International Recognition Granted!"
516:
The University of the West Indies School of Dentistry, Jamaica
1137:
Program details. All American Institute of Medical Sciences
1184:
693:
216:
Initial Provisional Accreditation for 2 years, 2018-2020
1016:"Versachemja CAAM-HP achieves international recognition"
883:
881:
748:
746:
744:
742:
740:
520:
Programme placed on Probation for 3 years, 2020 - 2023
359:
Programme placed on Probation for 3 years, 2019 - 2022
290:
Global University Schools of Medicine and Public Health
54:
From 1948 until 2001, universities and colleges in the
316:
International American University College of Medicine
307:
Accreditation with conditions for 5 years, 2018-2023
542:
The University of Guyana School of Dentistry, Guyana
394:
The University of the West Indies School of Medicine
88:
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
446:
Vanguard University School of Medicine (Montserrat)
645:
643:
641:
639:
637:
635:
633:
631:
245:Provisional Accreditation for 3 years, 2019-2022
932:
930:
616:Accreditation Commission of Colleges of Medicine
458:Western Atlantic University School of Medicine
778:Eckhert, N. Lynn MD, MPH, DrPH (April 2010).
8:
995:"MOU between CAAM-HP and Dominican Republic"
818:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
294:Initial provisional accreditation withdrawn
164:Initial Provisional Accreditation Withdrawn
983:CARICOM Development Fund To Be Restructured
277:Commonwealth University College of Medicine
225:American University of Integrative Sciences
433:University of Science, Arts and Technology
368:St. George’s University School of Medicine
160:All American Institute of Medical Sciences
795:
424:Accreditation with Conditions, 2017-2022
186:American International Medical University
611:List of medical schools in the Caribbean
559:
500:
398:Accreditation for five years, 2023-2028
342:Saint James School of Medicine, Anguilla
173:All Saints University School of Medicine
144:
627:
474:Accreditation for 2 years, 2023 - 2025
420:University of Guyana School of Medicine
385:Accreditation for 3 years, 2023 - 2026
58:could and often were accredited by the
919:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
912:
811:
303:Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo
92:World Federation for Medical Education
84:Liaison Committee on Medical Education
533:Accreditation for 4 years, 2019-2023
470:Windsor University School of Medicine
411:Accreditation for 3 years, 2019-2022
7:
1160:from the original on 10 January 2021
588:Xavier University School of Medicine
483:Xavier University School of Medicine
238:Avalon University School of Medicine
407:Trinity Medical Sciences University
133:List of schools assessed by CAAM-HP
66:. Primarily this occurred with the
1202:Medical education in the Caribbean
355:Spartan Health Sciences University
329:Ross University School of Medicine
229:Full Accreditation Review Pending
203:Accredited for 4 years, 2018-2022
14:
281:Candidacy for 2 years, 2019-2021
674:. BusinessWire.com. 25 June 2009
251:British International University
212:American University of Barbados
579:Accreditation With Conditions
199:American University of Antigua
16:Transnational accrediting body
1:
333:Accreditation Review Pending
82:they are not required by the
68:University of the West Indies
797:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d2aee1
372:Voluntarily withdrawn, 2021
264:Caribbean Medical University
1223:
461:Provisional Accreditation
381:Texila American University
79:"offshore" medical schools
40:US Department of Education
963:Beautiful Virgin Islands
320:Accreditation Withdrawn
255:Accreditation Withdrawn
60:General Medical Council
487:Voluntarily Withdrawn
100:University of Suriname
56:Commonwealth Caribbean
1116:"Assessed Programmes"
546:Accreditation denied
268:Accreditation denied
190:Accreditation Denied
104:University of Guyana
1070:on 26 December 2016
866:. 21 September 2010
102:in 1969 and at the
50:Background and role
29:Caribbean Community
1207:Medical regulation
1156:. 5 January 2021.
840:on 11 October 2017
834:"CAAM-HP_About Us"
556:Veterinary schools
784:Academic Medicine
725:. 13 January 2016
599:
598:
553:
552:
494:
493:
125:examinations nor
33:Kingston, Jamaica
1214:
1188:
1187:
1185:Official website
1170:
1169:
1167:
1165:
1146:
1140:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1112:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1086:
1080:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1069:
1063:. Archived from
1058:
1050:
1044:
1043:
1036:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1025:
1020:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1001:
991:
985:
980:
974:
973:
971:
969:
955:
949:
948:
946:
944:
934:
925:
924:
918:
910:
908:
906:
900:
894:. Archived from
893:
885:
876:
875:
873:
871:
856:
850:
849:
847:
845:
836:. Archived from
830:
824:
823:
817:
809:
799:
775:
769:
768:
766:
764:
758:www.mona.uwi.edu
750:
735:
734:
732:
730:
715:
709:
708:
706:
704:
690:
684:
683:
681:
679:
668:
662:
661:
659:
657:
647:
560:
501:
145:
1222:
1221:
1217:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1211:
1192:
1191:
1183:
1182:
1179:
1174:
1173:
1163:
1161:
1154:www.caam-hp.org
1148:
1147:
1143:
1135:
1131:
1121:
1119:
1114:
1113:
1109:
1099:
1097:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1073:
1071:
1067:
1056:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1009:
999:
997:
993:
992:
988:
981:
977:
967:
965:
957:
956:
952:
942:
940:
936:
935:
928:
911:
904:
902:
901:on 7 April 2016
898:
891:
889:"Archived copy"
887:
886:
879:
869:
867:
858:
857:
853:
843:
841:
832:
831:
827:
810:
777:
776:
772:
762:
760:
752:
751:
738:
728:
726:
717:
716:
712:
702:
700:
692:
691:
687:
677:
675:
670:
669:
665:
655:
653:
649:
648:
629:
624:
607:
558:
499:
450:Not accredited
437:Not accredited
177:Not Accredited
143:
141:Medical schools
135:
52:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1220:
1218:
1210:
1209:
1204:
1194:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1178:
1177:External links
1175:
1172:
1171:
1141:
1129:
1107:
1096:. 29 June 2021
1094:New York Times
1081:
1045:
1031:
1007:
986:
975:
950:
926:
877:
851:
825:
790:(4): 622–630.
770:
736:
710:
685:
663:
626:
625:
623:
620:
619:
618:
613:
606:
603:
597:
596:
593:
590:
584:
583:
580:
577:
571:
570:
567:
564:
557:
554:
551:
550:
547:
544:
538:
537:
534:
531:
525:
524:
521:
518:
512:
511:
508:
505:
498:
497:Dental schools
495:
492:
491:
488:
485:
479:
478:
475:
472:
466:
465:
462:
459:
455:
454:
451:
448:
442:
441:
438:
435:
429:
428:
425:
422:
416:
415:
412:
409:
403:
402:
399:
396:
390:
389:
386:
383:
377:
376:
373:
370:
364:
363:
360:
357:
351:
350:
347:
344:
338:
337:
334:
331:
325:
324:
321:
318:
312:
311:
308:
305:
299:
298:
295:
292:
286:
285:
282:
279:
273:
272:
269:
266:
260:
259:
256:
253:
247:
246:
243:
240:
234:
233:
230:
227:
221:
220:
217:
214:
208:
207:
204:
201:
195:
194:
191:
188:
182:
181:
178:
175:
169:
168:
165:
162:
156:
155:
152:
149:
142:
139:
134:
131:
64:United Kingdom
51:
48:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1219:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1186:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1138:
1133:
1130:
1117:
1111:
1108:
1095:
1091:
1085:
1082:
1066:
1062:
1055:
1049:
1046:
1041:
1035:
1032:
1017:
1011:
1008:
996:
990:
987:
984:
979:
976:
964:
960:
954:
951:
939:
933:
931:
927:
922:
916:
897:
890:
884:
882:
878:
865:
861:
855:
852:
839:
835:
829:
826:
821:
815:
807:
803:
798:
793:
789:
785:
781:
774:
771:
759:
755:
749:
747:
745:
743:
741:
737:
724:
720:
714:
711:
699:
695:
689:
686:
673:
667:
664:
652:
646:
644:
642:
640:
638:
636:
634:
632:
628:
621:
617:
614:
612:
609:
608:
604:
602:
594:
591:
589:
586:
585:
581:
578:
576:
573:
572:
569:Last updated
568:
565:
562:
561:
555:
548:
545:
543:
540:
539:
535:
532:
530:
527:
526:
522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
510:Last updated
509:
506:
503:
502:
496:
489:
486:
484:
481:
480:
477:January 2023
476:
473:
471:
468:
467:
463:
460:
457:
456:
452:
449:
447:
444:
443:
439:
436:
434:
431:
430:
426:
423:
421:
418:
417:
413:
410:
408:
405:
404:
400:
397:
395:
392:
391:
388:January 2023
387:
384:
382:
379:
378:
374:
371:
369:
366:
365:
361:
358:
356:
353:
352:
348:
345:
343:
340:
339:
335:
332:
330:
327:
326:
322:
319:
317:
314:
313:
309:
306:
304:
301:
300:
296:
293:
291:
288:
287:
283:
280:
278:
275:
274:
270:
267:
265:
262:
261:
257:
254:
252:
249:
248:
244:
241:
239:
236:
235:
231:
228:
226:
223:
222:
218:
215:
213:
210:
209:
205:
202:
200:
197:
196:
192:
189:
187:
184:
183:
179:
176:
174:
171:
170:
166:
163:
161:
158:
157:
154:Last updated
153:
150:
147:
146:
140:
138:
132:
130:
128:
124:
119:
117:
111:
107:
105:
101:
95:
93:
89:
85:
80:
75:
71:
69:
65:
62:(GMC) of the
61:
57:
49:
47:
45:
41:
36:
34:
30:
26:
22:
1162:. Retrieved
1153:
1144:
1139:caam-hp.org
1132:
1120:. Retrieved
1110:
1098:. Retrieved
1093:
1084:
1072:. Retrieved
1065:the original
1060:
1048:
1034:
1022:. Retrieved
1010:
998:. Retrieved
989:
978:
966:. Retrieved
962:
953:
941:. Retrieved
903:. Retrieved
896:the original
868:. Retrieved
863:
854:
842:. Retrieved
838:the original
828:
814:cite journal
787:
783:
773:
761:. Retrieved
757:
727:. Retrieved
722:
713:
701:. Retrieved
697:
688:
676:. Retrieved
666:
654:. Retrieved
600:
136:
120:
112:
108:
96:
76:
72:
53:
37:
24:
20:
18:
1122:21 February
698:Caam-hp.org
242:Accredited
1196:Categories
1164:10 January
905:25 January
844:10 October
729:15 January
622:References
595:July 2023
592:Candidacy
582:July 2023
549:July 2018
536:July 2023
523:July 2023
464:July 2024
453:July 2015
440:June 2012
401:July 2023
349:July 2019
310:July 2018
297:July 2015
271:July 2018
258:July 2009
206:July 2018
193:July 2018
180:July 2017
167:July 2016
1118:. CAAM-HP
703:11 August
694:"CAAM-HP"
678:10 August
490:Feb 2020
427:Jan 2021
414:Nov 2020
375:Jan 2021
362:Nov 2020
336:May 2020
323:Nov 2020
284:Jul 2019
232:Nov 2020
219:Sep 2021
1158:Archived
1024:25 March
1000:25 March
968:25 March
943:25 March
915:cite web
870:25 March
806:20354377
763:25 March
723:2.ed.gov
656:25 March
605:See also
137:Source:
94:(WFME).
1074:11 June
1061:CAAM-HP
566:Status
563:School
507:Status
504:School
151:Status
148:School
25:CAAM-HP
1100:21 May
804:
1068:(PDF)
1057:(PDF)
1019:(PDF)
899:(PDF)
892:(PDF)
864:ECFMG
127:MCCQE
123:USMLE
1166:2021
1124:2022
1102:2022
1076:2017
1026:2024
1002:2024
970:2024
945:2024
921:link
907:2020
872:2024
846:2017
820:link
802:PMID
765:2024
731:2016
705:2011
680:2009
658:2024
38:The
19:The
792:doi
42:'s
1198::
1152:.
1092:.
1059:.
961:.
929:^
917:}}
913:{{
880:^
862:.
816:}}
812:{{
800:.
788:85
786:.
782:.
756:.
739:^
721:.
696:.
630:^
35:.
1168:.
1126:.
1104:.
1078:.
1042:.
1028:.
1004:.
972:.
947:.
923:)
909:.
874:.
848:.
822:)
808:.
794::
767:.
733:.
707:.
682:.
660:.
23:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.