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   FOR RELEASE                Contact:  Jane Glickman (202) 401-1307    June 7, 1994                      Stephanie Babyak (202) 401-2311 

RILEY NAMES COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ACCREDITATION

The 11-member committee, established by the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, will evaluate accreditation standards that apply to foreign medical schools seeking to become eligible to participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The committee will also determine whether these standards are comparable with those that apply to medical schools in the U.S.

"The committee will play a vital role in assuring that federal loans supported by taxpayer dollars only go to foreign medical schools that provide a high quality education to its students," Riley said. "The members' broad range of experience and medical expertise will be a great asset as they assume the important task of evaluating the schools' standards of accreditation."

The secretary has designated L. Thompson Bowles, president of National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, as chairperson through September 30, 1995. Bowles will serve as a member through 1997.

Other members appointed for terms ending September 30, 1997 are:

• Susana C. Sandoval, director, educational and community programs, University of California-Irvine College of Medicine;

• Donald E. Wilson, dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

Members appointed for terms ending September 30, 1995 are:

• Jeanne M. Duval-Pierrelouis, senior director for educational programs, Association of International Educators, Washington, D.C.;

• Jose L. Evangelista, a physician in private practice, Livonia, Mich.;

• George R. Flores, public health officer, Sonoma County Public Health Department, Santa Rosa, Calif.;

• Tamara Howard, a student at both the School of Medicine and the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Members appointed for terms ending September 30, 1996 are:

• Rajen S. Anand, professor of physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach;

• William B. Deal, associate dean, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham;

• Carlos J. M. Martini, vice president, medical education, American Medical Association, Chicago;

• Marjorie P. Wilson, president and chief executive officer, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Philadelphia.