Benefits of Membership
GEMx invites medical schools, health care organizations, and training institutions that can offer educational exchange opportunities in the health professions to join the GEMx Global Network. As a member of the network, your institution can help shape the future of education in medicine and the health professions. Join our partners in advancing transformative global educational experiences and enjoy the many benefits that the GEMx Partnership offers.
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Enhance Your Institution’s Professional Network of Peer Institutions around the World. As a member of the GEMx Global Network, your institution gains instant access to other GEMx partner institutions, enabling your institution to:
- Offer students expanded elective opportunities
- Connect with colleagues of other partner institutions at exclusive GEMx events
- Participate in research initiatives, such as assessing outcomes, quality of elective exchanges, and student mobility
Access our On-line Elective Management System. GEMx partner institutions benefit from a comprehensive, on-line portal that centralizes information and management of all aspects of the student exchange process. They use the GEMx system to:
- Promote their institutions on the GEMx website and provide detailed information about their available electives, including requirements and any required forms
- Verify the eligibility of their students who wish to undertake electives, based on the students’ academic progress
- Receive and review incoming student applications on-line
- Monitor incoming and outgoing student activities
- Enjoy increased exposure for your institution and its elective offerings, and a streamlined, paperless process for both your staff and your students
Offer Enhanced Value and Opportunity to Students. Students of institutions in the GEMx Global Network have access to the GEMx system at no cost! Your students can use GEMx to:
- Access electives offered by other partners in the GEMx Global Network—increasing the number, variety, and geographic distribution of electives they can consider
- Review information on all available electives in a common format, which simplifies the process of researching and comparing elective opportunities
- Apply to an unlimited number of elective placements using the GEMx paperless application process
The GEMx Charter
The GEMx Charter is an agreement between GEMx Partners and ECFMG. It describes the aims, goals, and commitments of GEMx Partners and defines the role and responsibilities of ECFMG as they relate to GEMx. We invite you to read the GEMx Charter, available for download at the link below.
The GEMx Charter (PDF)
What Partner Representatives Are Saying about GEMx:
I think the biggest thanks goes to GEMx and the team for bringing the institutions together under one umbrella. The GEMx system is very user-friendly and simple to use which makes it a pleasure to work with.
~Fadi Ghosen, Regulatory Affairs Administrator, RCSI Bahrain