[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16861]


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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: [email protected]. 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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