[Federal Register: July 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 130)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and
Accreditation; Meeting
AGENCY: National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and
Accreditation, Department of Education.
What Is the Purpose of This Notice?
The purpose of this notice is to announce the upcoming meeting of
the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation.
Parts of this meeting will be open to the public, and the public is
invited to attend those portions.
When and Where Will the Meeting Take Place?
We will hold the meeting on September 6, 2001 beginning at 8:45
a.m. in the Montpelier Room at The Washington Court Hotel, 525 New
Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. You may call the Hotel on
(202) 628-2100 to inquire about room accommodations.
What Access Does the Hotel Provide for Individuals With
Disabilities?
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If
you will need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting
(e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials
in an alternate format) notify the contact person listed in this notice
at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will
attempt to meet a request received after that date, we may not be able
to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of
insufficient time to arrange it.
What Are the Functions of the Committee?
The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and
Accreditation was established by the Secretary of Education under
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The
Committee's responsibilities are to: (1) Evaluate the standards of
accreditation applied to applicant foreign medical schools; and (2)
determine the comparability of those standards to standards for
accreditation applied to United States medical schools.
What Are the Issues To Be Considered At This Meeting?
The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and
Accreditation will review the standards of accreditation applied to
medical schools by several foreign countries to determine whether those
standards are comparable to the standards of accreditation applied to
medical schools in the United States. Discussions of the standards of
accreditation will be held in sessions open to the public. Discussions
that focus on specific determinations of comparability are closed to
the public in order that each country may be properly notified of the
decision.
The countries tentatively scheduled to be discussed at the meeting
include Belize, the Dominican Republic, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand,
Poland, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Beginning August 17, you may call the contact person below to obtain
the final listing of the countries whose standards will be discussed
during this meeting. The listing of countries will also be posted on
the Department of Education's web site at the following address: http:/
/www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/accreditation/ncfmeetings.html
Who Is the Contact Person for the Meeting?
Please contact Bonnie LeBold, the Executive Director of the
National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation, if
you have questions about the meeting. You may contact her at the U.S.
Department of Education, 7th Floor--Rm. 7007, 1990 K St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, telephone: (202) 219-7009, fax: (202) 219-7008,
e-mail: Bonnie.LeBold@ed.gov. Individuals who use telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339.
Dated: June 27, 2001.
Maureen A. McLaughlin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office
of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 01-16861 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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