FOIA Logs

To U.S. Department of Education

From Cardenas, Eric

Sent

I request that a copy of the following documents or documents containing the following information be provided to me: 1. Correspondence, documents, and emails sent by and/or to the Department of Education (“DOE”) or its employees and/or the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (“NCFMEA”) or its employees, between January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019, regarding the DOE’s/NCFMEA’s April 16, 2019 meeting, 3:30pm “Executive Session (Closed to the public)” agenda item related to “Grenada clinical site visits | Alice Coombs and Ghazaleh Gigi Hafizi”. The foregoing request applies only to correspondence, documents, and email sent by and/or to the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions (“CAAM-HP”) or its employees, St. George’s University School of Medicine (“SGUSOM)”) or its employees, the Grenada National Accreditation Board, the Government of Grenada or its representatives, and the Grenada Medical and Dental Council (“GMDC”). 2. Documents with information on the NCFMEA’s April 16, 2019 meeting, specifically, the April 16, 2019, 3:30pm agenda item relating to “Grenada clinical site visits | Alice Coombs and Ghazaleh Gigi Hafizi”. Additionally, any documents relating to meeting minutes or notes taken by NCFMEA or DOE employees during the 3:30pm Executive Session that was closed to the public. Lastly, any notes or documents prepared for or taken at the April 16, 2019 meeting by the NCFMEA’s Alice Coombs and Ghazaleh Gigi Hafizi. 3. 2019 Site Visit Report for CAAM-HP’s full accreditation survey of St. George’s University School of Medicine submitted to the DOE/NCFMEA. The Site Visit Report was created as part of CAAM-HP’s fourth full accreditation exercise for SGUSOM and involved Grenada clinical site visits, a survey of SGUSOM’s basic science campus in Grenada and SGUSOM’s clinical affiliates in the United States and the United Kingdom. CAAM’HP’s site visit took place between March 10-20, 2019 and accorded Accreditation on Probation to SGUSOM, which status was suspended pending a hearing of SGUSOM’s appeal. 4. Documents related to CAAM-HP’s March 10-20, 2019 Grenada Medical School and Clinical Site Visits and/or reports submitted to the DOE/NCFMEA by CAAM-HP related to these the March 10-20, 2019 site visits and full accreditation survey for Grenada by CAAM-HP. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2019 To 12/31/2019)