About ICME

International Conference on Medical Education (ICME) was launched by Riphah International University in 2009 to provide a credible platform for interaction of world renowned experts in Health Profession Education and those from developing countries aspiring to reform Health Profession Education in their countries to bring it at par with international standards. The first conference was held in Pakistan which resulted in recognition of Health Profession Education as a specialty in Medical Sciences and the compulsory establishment of Department of Medical Education in all medical colleges. Encouraged by the response ICME was then organized in other countries undergoing or planning for reforms in Health Profession Education. ICME has so far been organized biennially in Abu Dhabi, Mauritius, Istanbul and Joint Conference with Ottawa 2018 in Abu Dhabi. It was second occasion, after the first ICME in 2009, that the conference was organized in October 2019 in Islamabad after ten years. In ICME 2019 total of 39 International and National Experts who conducted various scientific sessions and 908 registered participants came from 13 different countries.