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Welcome to IAMRA

IAMRA strives to be responsive to the needs and future direction of medical regulatory authorities worldwide. Communication, participation and interaction by all are deemed paramount to the true success of this international collaboration. IAMRA's purpose is to encourage best practice among medical regulatory authorities worldwide in the achievement of their mandate — to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards for the profession of medicine.

Goals

a. High standards — to foster best practices in all aspects of medical regulation (registration and licensure, complaints and resolution, and quality assurance);
b. Member support — to be aware of the diverse needs of the members; to provide support to one or more members as required, within the human and financial resources of IAMRA;
c. Relationship building — to reach out to non—member medical regulatory authorities; to work with other international organizations in the spirit of mutually beneficial collaboration; and
d. Innovation and dissemination of best practices — to ensure the biennial International Conference on Medical Regulation focuses on best practices developed by, and useful for, all the members.

 
News Update

 

2012 IAMRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL REGULATION —
REGISTRATION OPEN AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 

2012 IAMRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL REGULATIONRegistration is now open and the Call for Abstracts is available online for IAMRA's 2012 International Conference on Medical Regulation. Click here to register.

IAMRA's 2012 International Conference on Medical Regulation is being hosted by the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) and the Medical Council of Canada (MCC). The Conference will be held at the Ottawa Convention Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 2-5, 2012. The IAMRA Institute will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 2nd and the IAMRA Members General Assembly will take place on the afternoon of Friday, October 5th.

Following from the work done at the 2010 conference, IAMRA 2012 will build on the discussions of best practices in medical regulation by focusing on three important content areas:

  • Registration / Licensure

  • Complaints / Resolutions

  • Quality Assurance of a Physician's Practice

In keeping with this year's theme of Medical Regulation in the Real World: Bringing Evidence to Bear, conference sessions will discuss the importance of evidence in medical regulation and provide participants with tools and information to apply in their own regulatory context. The program consists of a combination of plenary sessions, breakout sessions, oral abstract presentations workshops, and poster presentations, and also includes ample time for networking and social events. Program sessions are designed to ensure relevance to all participants regardless of their level of expertise, resources or the current status of their regulatory processes and infrastructure.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AVAILABLE ONLINE
Dr. André Jacques, Chair of the 2012 Program Planning Committee, invites delegates to submit an abstract for posters, oral presentation or workshops at the 10th International Conference on Medical Regulation. More information and the abstract submission form are available on the conference website. Abstracts submission deadline is May 30, 2012.

CPE and IPAC (International Physicians Assessment Coalition) are pleased
to announce a combined meeting for the Fall of 2012 

The fall meeting will be held in conjunction with the 10th International Conference on Medical Regulation in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The IAMRA meeting is October 2-5, 2012 and the CPE/IPAC component of the meeting will take place on the afternoons of October 4 and 5 (two half days).

The meeting will be held within the IAMRA meeting, during time that is not otherwise scheduled. While it is not necessary to register for IAMRA to attend the CPE/IPAC meeting, CPE and IPAC leaders would like to encourage their members to:

Register for the IAMRA meeting here: (http://www.buksa.com/IAMRA/)
Register for the CPE/IPAC meeting here: www.regonline.com/IPACCPE2012
Submit abstracts for presentation/posters in one of the three tracks (there will not be a research forum at this year's CPE/IPAC meeting). See the IAMRA website for details. The deadline is May 30!
Hotels may be booked at the conference rate here: https://secure.buksa.com/ei/getdemo.ei?id=167&s=_1JG0MMVQ1

For additional information please visit the CPE website or the soon to be unveiled NEW and IMPROVED CPE website at http://cpe.memberlodge.org/.


Register now for the spring CPE meeting which will be held on June7-8, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. The conference theme is " An Idea Whose Time Has Come? Advances in Simulation Technology for Use in Physician Assessment." You may click on the link below for on-line registration. The meeting agenda and additional registration information can be found on the CPE website.

www.regonline.com/cpespring2012

Future IAMRA Biennial Conferences 

  • 11th International Conference on Medical Regulation
    September 2014
    London, England, United Kingdom

The Medical Council of Canada — Centennial The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) is marking a special milestone this year - its 100th anniversary! As part of its centennial celebrations in 2012, the MCC has launched a new visual identity. Its new logo and brand identity elements have been applied to its website, www.mcc.ca, and to other communications products such as its letterhead, brochures and fact sheets.

The MCC was previously using its coat of arms as its logo. The coat of arms will continue to be used on items with historical significance and on Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada documents, which are issued once a candidate meets the MCC's assessment and credentialing requirements. For any questions regarding the change, please contact MCC_Admin_Centennial@mcc.ca.

ECFMG Launches Electronic Verification of Medical Credentials  The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), a world expert on international medical schools and the credentials they issue, is pleased to announce the launch of an electronic process for verifying the medical education credentials of international physicians who seek entry into the U.S. health care system. (To read the full press release, click here.)

IAMRA ASSESSMENT RESOURCE  IAMRA Assessment RecourceThe IAMRA Exam Review Working Group is pleased to present the IAMRA Assessment Resource. IAMRA provides this site as a resource for those seeking information on the assessment requirements and practices of Medical Regulatory Authorities (MRAs) from around the world. The site contains recent information on the assessment requirements for medical practice in several MRAs that are members of IAMRA. It is the desire of IAMRA to add information for MRAs not currently represented. MRAs seeking to add information to this website should contact the IAMRA Secretariat.