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MedEdCentral.org is a unique international database in medical education. The database may be accessed by anyone. Built around the Wiki principle with collaborative authorship, registered users may contribute directly to the website and may also suggest new entries.

MedEdCentral includes the following types of entry:

  • Books published on relevant topics;
  • Concepts in education - for example, problem based learning, summative assessment;
  • Conferences and conference proceedings;
  • Courses in medical and healthcare professions education;
  • Individuals prominent in medical and healthcare professions education;
  • Journals published in medical and healthcare professions education;
  • Medical schools;
  • Organisations, including professional and governmental bodies and institutions (for example AMEE, WHO);
  • Key reports and publications, for example Tomorrow’s Doctors (GMC, 2002); World Directory of Medical Schools (WHO, 2000).

Each entry has a number of fields relating to that entry, including:

  • title,
  • description,
  • hyperlinks to other sites,
  • relevant reports and publications,
  • key individuals,
  • related associations or professional bodies,
  • case studies and further information,
  • comments related to the topic

MedEdCentral will offer a global perspective and reflect the international dimensions of medical education.

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MEDINE

MedEdCentral.org is being developed as an online database of medical education information by the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) www.amee.org in collaboration with MEDINE

MEDINE is the Thematic Network on Medical Education in Europe which addresses educational, institutional and quality issues in European medical education. MEDINE is supported by the European Community. For further information see http://www.bris.ac.uk/medine/

MEDINE comprises five Task Forces:

  • Tuning Task Force
  • International Recognition of Qualifications Task Force
  • Quality Assurance Standards Task Force
  • Transparency & Public Understanding of Medical Education Task Force
  • Links between Medical Education and Research Task Force
For more information see http://www.bris.ac.uk/medine/taskforce.html The Transparency & Public Understanding of Medical Education Task Force is led by AMEE. The Task Force remit is to improve the transparency, clarity, and public understanding of medical education and its outcomes (undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing) within and outside the European Union.