Organisations involved in guidance for medical education for each region included in this review
| Region | Organisation(s) |
| Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria) | National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (Egyptian Cabinet) |
| Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA) | |
| Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria | |
| National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) | |
| Australia and New Zealand | Australian Medical Council (AMC) |
| Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand | |
| Medical Board of Australia | |
| Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils | |
| The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) | |
| The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) | |
| China | Working Committee for the Accreditation of Medical Education |
| National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) | |
| Chinese Medical Doctor Association | |
| India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh | Medical Council of India* |
| Sri Lanka Medical Council | |
| Nepal Medical Council | |
| Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council | |
| Europe (Germany, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Turkey) | MEDINE (Thematic Network for Medical Education in Europe) |
| Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) | |
| Swedish Higher Education Authority | |
| Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, Germany | |
| The Turkish National Accreditation Council for Medical Education’s (UTEAK) Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Medical Education Programs (TEPDAD) | |
| The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación; ANECA) | |
| The German Medical Association | |
| The National Centre for Public Accreditation, Russia | |
| Turkish Medical Association | |
| National Commission for the Specialty of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Spain | |
| North America and Canada | Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) |
| American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) | |
| Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) | |
| National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) | |
| Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) | |
| American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) | |
| The College of Family Physicians of Canada | |
| South America (Mexico) | Council for the Accreditation of Higher Learning (El Consejo para la Acreditación de la Educación Superior, AC; COPAES) |
| Mexican Board for Accreditation of Medical Education (Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica; COMAEM) | |
| UK and Northern Ireland (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland) | General Medical Council (GMC) |
| The Scottish Deans’ Medical Curriculum Group | |
| Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (MDTA), Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, NHS Health Education England, Department of Health | |
| Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) |
*The Medical Council of India was superseded by the National Medical Commission on 26 September 2018.