The IAOMC is committed to peer evaluation of the education provided by individual medical schools anywhere in the world. It is a non-stock, not for profit association. It's goal is to serve society and those with an interest in the evaluation of the quality of undergraduate medical education to enhance medical education/practice. The standards and process will be transparent and the evaluation results available to the public to inspire confidence in integrity of the process and findings. The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC) granted the IAOMC Special Consultive status as a Non Government Organization (NGO).


By email vote 85 Professor E. Haavi Morreim was elected Chair of Advisory Council Section 1 and will be seated as a Board Member representing that Section.


In response to the complete destruction of medical schools during the earthquake in Haiti the Board requested the Advisory Council Section 1 to interact with the medical schools that had been destroyed to evaluate the possibilities of relocating the students, faculty and administrators during the reconstruction.