Pulido M Pablo A, Cravioto Alejandro, Pereda Ana, Rondón Roberto, Pereira Gloria
PAFAMS, PanAmerican Federation of Associations of Medical Schools, Caracas, Venezuela.
Med Teach. 2006 Feb;28(1):24-9. doi: 10.1080/01421590500441869.
This paper briefly reviews the current situation of Latin American medical schools and the search to improve the quality and professionalism of medical education through the region. Institutional evaluation and accreditation programs based on nationally ongoing developing standards have been accepted, now optimized and complemented by the framework of the Global & International Standards of Medical Education working jointly with the WFME. More recently, the process has evolved to look into the quality of the outcomes of the medicals as seen by examinations implemented at the end of medical studies and the initiation of medical practice. In addition, there is vision for the application of new programs such as the global minimum essential requirements advanced by the Institute for International Medical Education (IIME). The PanAmerican Federation of Associations of Medical Schools (PAFAMS), an academic, non-governmental organization, is fostering the exchange of ideas and experiences among members, associations and affiliated medical schools geared to focus on the quality and professionalism of the graduates of medical schools in Latin America. These actions also aim to consolidate databases of information on medical education and innovative endeavors in continuing professional education and development through e-learning projects in the region.
本文简要回顾了拉丁美洲医学院校的现状，以及该地区为提高医学教育质量和专业性所做的探索。基于各国不断发展的标准的院校评估和认证项目已被接受，目前正通过与世界医学教育联合会（WFME）联合开展的全球和国际医学教育标准框架进行优化和补充。最近，这一进程已发展到关注医学学习结束时进行的考试以及医学实践开始时所体现的医学教育成果质量。此外，还有将国际医学教育研究所（IIME）提出的全球最低基本要求等新方案付诸应用的设想。泛美医学院校协会联合会（PAFAMS）是一个学术性非政府组织，正在促进成员、协会及附属医学院校之间的思想和经验交流，以专注于拉丁美洲医学院校毕业生的质量和专业性。这些行动还旨在通过该地区的电子学习项目，整合医学教育信息数据库以及继续职业教育与发展方面的创新举措。
