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The Kigezi International School of Medicine of Uganda and the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica have recently announced their intentions to establish campuses in the United States. Ross University expects to open its campus in Casper, Wyoming, this year and eventually to have sufficient facilities and staff to enroll 600 to 1000 students annually.¹ Wyoming business leaders and many local residents are pinning their hopes for economic development on this new venture. These well-publicized plans have aroused concern about quality control in U.S.-based medical education for two related reasons: because schools with foreign charters are able to avoid . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Accreditation of Medical Education in the United States

The Imitators of Accreditation

Eligibility to Participate in U.S. Clinical Clerkships

Eligibility to Obtain Federal Student Loans

Unapproved U.S.-Based Educational Programs

The Need for More Stringent Standards of Approval

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N Engl J Med 2000; 343:1120-1123, Oct 12, 2000. Correspondence

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