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To the Editor: In their Sounding Board article on nonaccredited medical education in the United States (May 25 issue),¹ Drs. Kassebaum and Cohen make several inaccurate and misleading statements.

The common definition of "accreditation" is review and approval by recognized evaluative bodies made up of external experts, independent of the institution under review. Ross University School of Medicine is accredited by the appropriate accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education. Kassebaum and Cohen dismiss the review conducted by the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) of the Department of Education. This committee, which includes representatives of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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