Overview

• As of July, Canadian medical schools are no longer jointly accredited with U.S. bodies and will be evaluated solely to Canadian standards.
• The Canadian Medical Association and the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada described the shift as a relief as the first school year under the new system starts.
• CMA cites a U.S. move to ban EDI requirements in American medical school accreditation as heightening its duty to safeguard EDI principles in Canada.
• AFMC CEO Dr. Constance LeBlanc said shared standards once worked but it is timely for Canada to set its own course aligned with national values and realities.
• The push to decouple began years ago, with a 2021 decision to proceed and a prior 2013 addition of a social accountability standard that distinguished Canadian accreditation.