Jordi Palés Universitat of Barcelona Member of the Accreditation Board ANECA ADVANCES IN ACCREDITATION IN SPAIN ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN SPANISH MEDICAL SCHOOLS ADVANCES IN ACCREDITATION IN SPAIN ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN SPANISH MEDICAL SCHOOLS 1

The Spanish context of evaluation and accreditation. International Evaluation. International Labels. Links between WFME standards and evaluation procedures in Spain. Overview

The Spanish context of evaluation and accreditation 1.- 3

National level National level QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES Autonomous Communities Autonomous Communities (10 Agencies) (10 Agencies) The QA framework in Spain Network of QA Agencies in Spain (REACU): 4

Spanish legal framework EHEA University Act, Modified in 2007 Royal Decrees: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011 University Act, Modified in 2007 Royal Decrees: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011 Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance Evaluation Procedures of ANECA The QA framework in Spain 5

Assures the quality of the educational proposal EX - ANTE Definition of intended LO ACCOUNTABILITY Assures the validity of the project once it has been implemented Follow-up Progress of the study programme Assessment of the achieved LO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION Assures quality of learning (competency and qualification) EX - POST The sum of three processes: Programme Accreditation in Spain The evaluation of academic degrees and institutions in ANECA 6

Ask to the Universities How will you design it? Universities present a proposal Universities decide to implement a degree (Bachelor/Master)

Verification process: ANECA approves the proposals of Universities, checking that any degree to be implemented by an University meets the legal requirements established by the Government’s regulations 1.Description of the general characteristics of the Degree 2.Justification of the need of the Degree (according to social needs) 3.Description of learning outcomes to acquire by students 4.Admission process according to national laws 5.Teaching planning 6.Academic Staff (number and expertise) 7.Resources and services (material resources for teaching) 8.Expected Results 9.System for quality assurance 10.Mobility system 11.Realistic implementation schedule 8

Once a university has implemented a programme, it starts an annual follow-up procedure. The MONITOR Programme deals with this part of the process in order to monitor the start-up of the programme supporting universities gradually to improve the teaching offered to their students. Evaluation criteria: Dimension 1. Information to Society and prospective students Dimension 2. Students support Dimension 3. Quality Assurance System Dimension 4. Indicators 9

After 6 years of implementation (Medicine) INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION BY ANECA (through institution self diagnosis + external evaluation including ON-SITE VISIT What have you done? ACCREDITATION (yes or not)

Accreditation of programmes Compulsory for all official programmes since 2007 Royal Decree 1393/

The procedure S elf-evaluation S ite- V isit by experts panel E valuation for A ccreditation The evaluation of academic degrees and institutions in ANECA 12

Is the programme being implemented according to the project proposal commitment? Do the achieved results justify the renewal of the accreditation of the programme? 13 Assessment Framework for expost programme accreditation: ACCREDITATION OF PROGRAMS Site visit required!

International Evaluation. International Labels

GOALS The evaluation of academic degrees and institutions in ANECA 15 INTERNATIONALIZATION! To offer, within some disciplines, the possibility to obtain an international label simultaneously with the compulsory process for ex-post national accreditation.

Assessment for European/International Labels Currently in place in TWO disciplines Engineering Informatics The evaluation of academic degrees and institutions in ANECA 16

Common to the compulsory national accreditation Additional information for the label 17 Assessment Framework for expost programme accreditation+EUR-ACE Label: Site visit required! The evaluation of academic degrees and institutions in ANECA

Labels under the umbrella of ENAEE European Network for the Accreditation of Engineering Education All European Engineering Accreditation Agencies + FEANI, SEFI, CESAER, EUROCADRE S etc. More than 200 chemical societies and HE EEurope EQANIE European funded project to jolint European accreditation standards and a qualification framework for accreditation of informatics / computer-science education leading international system of quality assessment, improvement, and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration Regional offices in Africa, The Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, South East Asia, Western Pacidfic WFME World Federation for Medical Education ECTN AACSB Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) in co- operation with the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE). EAEVE European Association of Establishmen ts for Veterinary Education The evaluation of academic degrees and institutions in ANECA 18

Starting from 2023, the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates in the United States will require foreign medical graduates applying for ECFMG Certification in the US to have graduated from a medical school that is accredited through a formal process using criteria comparable to those established for US medical schools, or other globally accepted criteria, such as those developed by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). 19

STANDARDS Links between WFME standards and evaluation procedures in Spain.

WFMENATIONAL AGENCIES MISSION AND OBJECTIVES ✔ EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ✔ ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS ✔ STUDENTS ADMISSION Admission policy Students intake Student support and counselling Student representation 21

WFMENATIONAL AGENCIES ACADEMIC STAFF/FACULTY ✔ EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ✔ 6.1. Educational expertise ? PROGRAMME EVALUATION ✔ GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION NON EVALUATED AT PRESENT BY NATIONAL AGENCIES CONTINUOUS RENEWAL 22

CONCLUSIONS The current compulsory accreditation process of the programmes can provide information about the 70% of the WFME standards If one medical school decides to apply for the certification of its IQAS via AUDIT programme, information about the 80% of WFME standards could be obtained 23

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