Standards for Accredication

The new Basic Medical Education Accreditation Standard to be fully adopted starting from the 2019 Basic Medical Education Accreditation shall be referred to as ASK2019(Accreditation Standards of KIMEE 2019).
The accreditation standards of 2019 were developed on the basis of WFME global standards.

Accreditation Standards

Accreditation Standards for Medical Education
(ASK2019, 2025.2.3.)
Accreditation Standards for Newly Established Universities (ASK2019, 2023.3.20.)

Number of Standards by Evaluation Area and Sector

Evaluation Area Evaluation Sector Number of Accreditation Standards
Basic Standards Excellence Standards Total
1. Mission and Values 1.1 Mission and Performance 2 – 2
1.2 Institutional Autonomy 2 – 2
Subtotal 4 – 4
2. Curriculum 2.1 Curriculum 3 – 3
2.2 Scientific Method 2 – 2
2.3 Basic Medical Science 2 – 2
2.4 Medical Humanities 1 – 1
2.5 Clinical Medicine and Skills 4 2 6
2.6 Curriculum Structure and Organization 2 1 3
Subtotal 14 3 17
3. Student Evaluation 3.1 Evaluation System 2 – 2
3.2 Evaluation and Learning 4 – 4
Subtotal 6 – 6
4. Student 4.1 Admission Policy and Selection 1 – 1
4.2 Student Support 5 2 7
4.3 Student Representative 2 – 2
Subtotal 8 2 10
5. Faculty 5.1 Faculty Status 5 1 6
5.2 Faculty Activities and Development 5 1 6
Subtotal 10 2 12
6. Educational Resources 6.1 Facilities 6 – 6
6.2 Clinical Training Resources 4 – 4
6.3 Academic Information 1 1 2
6.4 Educational Expertise 1 1 2
6.5 Educational Exchange 1 – 1
Subtotal 13 2 15
7. Institutional Governance and Administration 7.1 Institutional Governance 5 2 7
7.2 Educational Budget and Resource Allocation 2 – 2
7.3 Administrative Staff and Management 1 1 2
7.4 Exchange and Cooperation with Health and Medical Fields 1 – 1
7.5 Institutional Development 2 – 2
Subtotal 11 3 14
8. Educational Evaluation and Quality Improvement 8.1 Educational Evaluation 2 2 4
8.2 Quality Improvement Through Educational Evaluation 2 2 4
8.3 Accreditation and Improvement 1 – 1
Subtotal 5 4 9
Total 28 71 16 87