[Federal Register: January 28, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 18)] [Notices] [Page 4038-4039] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation Date and Time: Monday, March 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 4, 1997, 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Place: The Latham Hotel, 3000 M. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007 Status: Parts of this meeting will be open to the public. Parts of this meeting will be closed to the public. Matters to be Considered: The Standards of accreditation applied to medical schools by a number of foreign countries and the comparability of those standards of accreditation applied to United States medical schools. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1992 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1088), the Secretary established within the Department of Education the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol F. Sperry, Executive Director, National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3905, ROB #3, Washington, D.C. 20202- 7563. Telephone: (202) 260-3636. Beginning Monday, February 24, 1997, you may call to obtain the identity of the countries whose standards are to be evaluated during this meeting. [[Page 4039]] Dated: January 22, 1997. David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 97-1985 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M