Fifth Technical Meeting of The Medical Councils Network of the WHO South-East Asia Region
Bangkok, Thailand,
12-13 August 2013
Theme: Quality and Regulation of Medical Education
The fifth Technical meeting of the WHO MCN-SEAR on quality and regulation of medical education was held in Bangkok from 12-13 August 2013. The overall objectives of the meeting are:
- To critically review the medical education system in the countries of South-East Asia Region and identify areas for further improvements
- To access country’s application of “Guidelines for accreditation of medical schools in countries of SEAR 2009” and the needs for guidelines modification to further enhance the standards of medical education
- To agree on core competencies of medical graduates of SEAR and;
- To determine measures to further improve registration and/or licensing of medical professionals in countries of the SEAR for live/up-to-date registration for effective management of medical workforce
