Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar signed a MoU with GEMx, a service of ECFMG, USA for educational exchange in medicine and the health professions.

GEMx is a program of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), a world leader in promoting quality health care. Through GEMx, ECFMG is extending its commitment to those participating in global educational exchange in medicine and the health professions, and is working to address the need for greater international health care training in an increasingly globalized world.

ECFMG has demonstrated its commitment to the international health professions education community through the establishment of its non-profit foundation, the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER^®), which strives to create meaningful and sustained improvements in the systems that produce health care providers and deliver health care throughout the world.

As a member of the GEMx Partnership, our institution gains instant access to other GEMx Partners, allowing our institution to:

• Offer our medical students expanded elective opportunities.

   

• Connect with colleagues of other Partners at exclusive GEMx events.

   

• Participate in research initiatives, such as assessing outcomes, quality of elective exchanges, and student mobility

   

• Benefit from increased opportunities to participate in a global dialogue about student exchanges at international conferences.

   

• Apply to an unlimited number of elective placements.