Moderator: Kathleen Haley,
Executive Director, Oregon Board of Medical Examiners and AIM Western Region
Representative
9:30
am – 10:30 am: The Consumer Advocate’s International Medical Education Journey
We have all received those
e-mails from Dean Hughson. Now meet the man behind the messages. Mr. Hughson
shares with us the work he has done in researching international medical schools
and the education they offer.
·
Presentation:
Dean Hughson,
Consumer Advocate
Introduction: AIM Vice
President Leslie A. Gallant,
Program Chairperson and Executive Administrator, Alaska State Medical Board
10:30
am – 10:45 am: Break
10:45
am – 11:45 am: NCFMEA and ECFMG: The Organizations Behind the Acronyms
Representatives from the
National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) and
the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) give an
overview of the work of their respective organizations and how those
organizations contribute to the recognition or licensure of international
medical school graduates in the United States.
· Presentation:
J. Lee Dockery, M.D.,
Member, National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)
and Professor Emeritus, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville,
Florida
· Presentation:
Stephen S. Seeling, JD,
Vice President for Operations, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates (ECFMG) and Bill Kelly, Manager, Medical Education Credentials
Department, ECFMG
Introduction: Larry Buening,
JD,
Executive Director, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts and AIM Central Region
Representative
11:45 am – 1:15 pm: Luncheon
Sponsored by AIM
AIM Business Meeting
will begin at 12:15 pm and will focus on reports and the introduction of any
matters that must be voted on by the membership. Actual voting will occur
during the 4:00 pm session of the business meeting.
Afternoon Session:
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: The New
York Model: Conducting Medical School Evaluations On-Site
· Presentation:
Tom Monahan,
Executive Secretary, New York State Board for Medicine, will explain the work of
the New York Board’s on-site visit teams in evaluating international medical
schools.
Introduction: Cynthia Weber Glynn,
Deputy Director for
Administration, New York Office of Professional Medical Conduct and AIM Eastern
Region Representative
2:30
pm -2:45 pm: Break
2:45
pm:
MD/DO Degrees for Other Health Care Professionals; Advanced Placement
· Presentation:
John B. Crosby, J.D.,
Executive Director of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), will discuss
the efforts of some ‘universities’ that are marketing their medical doctor
degree programs to Doctors of Osteopathy and others.
· Presentation:
Mark W. Stafford, J.D.,
General Counsel, Kansas Board of Healing Arts, will present the Kansas Board’s
recent experience.
Introduction: Larry Buening,
JD, Executive
Director, Kansas Board of Healing Arts and AIM Central Region Representative
3:45
pm:
Wrap-Up
4:00
pm: AIM
Business Meeting – Continued
·
Transfer
of the Gavel - Remarks from the incoming AIM President