Time for tighter checks on medical schools?

摘要

The British students who have fled to Syria to work while studying in Khartoum have exposed the weakness of the system for accrediting medical schools worldwide. The UK General Medical Council is relying on foreign governments to approve the medical degrees it accepts with no further checks on the quality of teaching. The practice raises questions about the reliability of teaching in countries such as Sudan, which has been attracting students from Britain partly because medical colleges there are cheaper and easier to get into.