Organizations

Some organizational web sites you may find interesting include:

1. Official web site of the Government of Samoa

2. The World Health Organization, a useful site supplying a broad range of information, particularly about developing nations, including reports of disease outbreaks and a wide range of medical statistics.

3. Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), the accrediting authority which is working with Oceania University of Medicine in its accreditation process.

4. Federation of State Medical Boards, USA that sponsor the USMLE for licensure in the United States of America.

5. Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA. Being certified by the ECFMG is a pre-requisite to applying for the USMLE Step 3 exam, and a pre-requisite for entering an ACGME-accredited residency program.

6. Australian Medical Council, which manages the examinations for licensing foreign medical graduates in Australia.

7. New Zealand Medical Association which manages registration of medical practitioners in New Zealand and publishes the New Zealand Medical Journal.