[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 10008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3469]


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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 
(the Committee). 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 public meeting on March 6, 2008 from 1 p.m. until 
approximately 5 p.m. in the Potomac One and Two Room at The Melrose 
Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037-6936. You 
may call the hotel at 202-955-6400 to inquire about room 
accommodations.

What Assistance Will Be Provided to 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.

Who Is the Contact Person for the Meeting?

    Please contact Ms. Melissa Lewis, the Executive Director for 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, room 7127, MS 7563, 1990 K St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20006, telephone: (202) 219-7009, fax: (202) 219-7008, 
e-mail: [email protected].
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

What Are the Functions of the Committee?

    The Committee 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:
     Evaluate the standards of accreditation applied to 
applicant foreign medical schools; and
     Determine the comparability of those standards to 
standards for accreditation applied to United States medical schools.

What Items Will Be on the Agenda for Discussion at the Meeting?

    The Committee 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: The Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in 
Medicine and Other Health Professions, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, 
Czech Republic, Ireland, St. Maarten, and the United Kingdom. Beginning 
February 22, you may call the contact person listed above 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/about/bdscomm/list/ncfmea.html.

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    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

    Dated: February 14, 2008.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. E8-3469 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]
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