The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research Distance Learning (FAIMER® DL) program offers health professions educators the opportunity to receive advanced training in all aspects of health professions education, with a special focus on accreditation and assessment. Educators in medicine, nursing, dentistry, and other health professions can acquire the knowledge and skills to advance health professions education at their institutions to the highest international standards.
Beginning in early 2013, FAIMER will partner with Keele University in the United Kingdom to expand FAIMER DL into a program that grants academic credentials in accordance with international standards. Participants will be able to earn a Certificate, Diploma, or Master’s Degree in Accreditation and Assessment. All courses will be conducted in partnership with Keele University and the Centre for Medical Education in Context (CenMEDIC) in the United Kingdom. Courses will be administered by CenMEDIC and will follow the strict quality assurance guidelines and policies of Keele.
The Certificate and Diploma programs are conducted as fully supported distance learning using downloaded modules, podcasts, library work, and moderated discussion forums. The Master’s Degree also includes a brief residential session and a dissertation.
FAIMER DL empowers health professions educators with the knowledge and skills to take educational standards and practice to a higher level—to develop their own practice, to improve health professions education at their institutions and in their communities, and ultimately to help bring about real and lasting advances in local health care. For more information on FAIMER DL, please visit http://www.faimer.org/distance-learning/index.html.
About FAIMER
FAIMER is a leader in improving world health. By creating educational opportunities, conducting research, and providing data resources, it serves international communities of educators, researchers, regulators, and policy makers—each a potential change agent for better health care. Through worldwide activities, FAIMER combines its own expertise with that of local experts to create meaningful and sustained improvements in the systems that produce health care providers and deliver health care.
FAIMER is a non-profit foundation of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®). For more information, visit the FAIMER website at www.faimer.org.
