Global trends in quality assurance in medical education: implications and challenges to medical education in Sudan

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to overview the concepts and global trends of quality assurance in medical education
through accreditation systems based on internationally embraced standards, the efforts to have an oversight
process of quality at global level while maintaining a frm commitment to the position that accreditation is a
national matter requiring adaptation of the generic global standards to the national context. It also provides
an update on international registries of medical schools
It mainly targets the medical education community in Sudan and the decision-makers in medical education
to create awareness of the challenges of ensuring and sustaining quality in medical education in Sudan in
the face of expanding number of medical schools. Such efforts are empowered by the recognition of Sudan
Medical Council (SMC) by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) as a national accrediting
body after fulflling the WFME requirements in June 2018 .
The overview is to alert the decision-makers and medical schools to the basic concepts on which they will
be held accountable to the community and the stakeholders and highlights the challenges to maintain this
global recognition.
The paper is based on overviewing key publications addressing the concepts and updates of accreditation
standards and the global vision for a robust global oversight on quality of medical education (1-5 &10) and
the need for international registries in an increasingly expanding number of medical education institutions
and globally mobile medical and health task force.