We promote internationalization at home for medical students
Foundation of ECTS Medicine Association
ECTS MA, founded in 2004, is a legal association whose members are medical faculties from the European Union, including Switzerland and Norway. The aim of this association is the optimization of the exchange of Medical Students within the E.U. using European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
ECTS MA
Origins
The core of the ECTS pilot phase medical discipline continued its activities from 1996 and was called ECTS ICMG (ECTS Inner Circle Medicine Group). It initially consisted of some 30 medical faculties and expanded gradually to 45 members. The group survived without EC grants from 1996 till today. The members met once a year, mainly as a clearing house meeting for student exchange. The ECTS MA’s first statutory meeting took place in 2004 (Crete), where a constitution was approved. So the former ECTS ICMG became an association with legal status with its seat in Brussels. An important initiative of ECTS MA was the preparation for the application of the thematic network MEDINE (2004-2007), and Medine2 (2009-2012) which were successful and approved by the European Commission.
Objectives
To assist and to encourage mobility amongst partners within and outside the Association by implementing proper ECTS rules and policies.
To ensure the quality of medical student mobility by proper use of ECTS amongst Association members.
To compare Curricula, Examinations and Clinical Practice in all member Medical Schools, in order to assist recognition of equivalence and promote understanding be-tween the Medical Schools.
To ensure integration of ECTS policies in new developments in medical education.
To participate in processes towards a credit accumulation system by promoting transparency and facilitating dialogue on quality, comparability and mutual recognition of qualifications.
To be instrumental in promoting and encouraging other medical activities which foster international cooperation in the field of Medical Education
To promote internationalization at home for medical students.
To act as a link between the European Commission and national agents and all those involved in the ECTS process (co-ordinators, faculty members, students, etc.).
Recent News
We assist and encourage mobility amongst partners within and outside the Association by implementing proper ECTS rules and policies
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CoordinatorAndrea CignarellaPadova (Italy)
June 2-7, 2025
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