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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

New IAMRA Members  The International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) is pleased to announce its newest members. The Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council has joined IAMRA as a Member Organization, and Isra University in Pakistan has joined as a Partner Organization. IAMRA currently has 72 members from 35 countries. For a complete listing, please click on Membership List under the Membership menu on the left side of the IAMRA homepage.

IAMRA Announces dates for 2012 Conference on Best Practices  IAMRA's 2012 International Conference on Medical Regulation 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. The theme for the Conference will be Medical Regulation in the Real World: Bringing Evidence to Bear. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available. We look forward to seeing you in Ottawa in 2012!

Future IAMRA Biennial Conferences 
  • 10th International Conference on Medical Regulation
    October 2-5, 2012.
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • 11th International Conference on Medical Regulation
    September 2014
    London, England, United Kingdom

The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States — 2012
Annual Meeting
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) invites you to attend its 100th Annual Meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, USA April 26-28, 2012. The theme of the meeting is:"Forward to the Future: Building on 100 Years of Progress in Medical Regulation." Online registration is now open. (To receive the early registration discount, payment must be postmarked by March 15, 2012.) The hotel reservation cut-off date is April 2, 2012. For more information, please go to http://www.fsmb.org/edusvc_annualmeeting-2012.html

ECFMG to Require Medical School Accreditation for International 
Medical School Graduates Seeking Certification Beginning in 2023
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) has announced that, effective in 2023, physicians applying for ECFMG Certification will be required to graduate from a medical school that has been appropriately accredited. more...

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.