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Acreditación Internacional y Calidad en Educación Médica The Pan American Federation of Associations of Faculties (Schools) of Medicine - FEPAFEM/PAFAMS - is a non-governmental, non-profit academic organization that joins the National Associations of Medical Schools for the Hemisphere. For some countries the growth in the number of schools and colleges has been explosive in recent decades to where now there are, in fact, about 706 medical schools in the Americas: 181 in North America, 190 in Central America and the Caribbean region and 335 in South America. This represents approximately 31% of the world total. Of these, 559 (79%) of the hemisphere´s medical schools are affiliated with FEPAFEM/PAFAMS. Thus, our region is not immune to the proliferation of medical schools that has been present in recent decades worldwide coupled with a low efficacy in public health services. The increase in migration of medical personnel leads to a need to analyze and promote a “system of regional-international accreditation” (IAI), which likewise supports the development of quality assurance in medical education.

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Vol. 44 Núm.2. Abril-Junio 2013 Pags. 70-71 Colomb Med 2013; 44(2)