Health Practitioners Believe Global Accreditation Authority Would Benefit Medical Field

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than ninety percent of doctors, veterinarians, and public health specialists responding to the second "One World, One Health, One Medicine" poll from St. George's University believe that a global accreditation authority would be beneficial for medicine. However, they disagreed on the impact/result such an authority would have as well as whether one could ever be established due to perceived obstacles. 

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The international University recently polled 269 alumni from the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine to weigh in on the following question:

Is there a need for international accrediting authorities for medicine, veterinary medicine, and public health?

Here are the results:

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62% responded, "Yes, global accreditation authorities would help improve standards, promote continuous review and improvement in competencies and would provide a valuable way for those qualified with these professional degrees to be recognized internationally." 

24% responded, "Yes, but given the complexity and differences in the "health" needs in different parts of the world, one size will never fit all."

6% responded, "Yes, such accreditations would facilitate a greater potential for international travel, which would enable such professionals to learn from one another. "

6% responded, "No, the current system is adequate."

2% responded, "Yes, but an agreement on such standards could never be reached."

About St. George's University
St. George's University is a center of international education, drawing students and faculty from over 140 countries to the island of Grenada, West Indies. St. George's is affiliated with educational institutions worldwide, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Ireland. The University has contributed over 12,000 physicians, veterinarians, scientists, and public health and business professionals who are studying across the world. The University programs are accredited and approved by many governing authorities. For more information, visit sgu.edu

SOURCE St. George's University

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