April 2005, 14-year-old IHMEC (International Health Medical Education Consortium)
changed its name to GHEC, Global Health Education Consoritum.

GHEC is a consortium of faculty and health care educators dedicated to international
health education in U.S. and Canadian medical schools and residency programs. Founded
in 1991 as IHMEC, it is GHEC's mission to foster international health medical education in
four program areas - curriculum, clinical training, career development, and international
education policy. GHEC works to:

• facilitate international educational experiences and exchanges for medical students
  and residents;
• encourage the development of courses and curricula related to international health;
• promote the sharing of resources and information about international health among
  the members;
• facilitate the development of international health career tracks and short term work/service/learning opportunities for students, residents, and faculty;
• develop appropriate positions on international medical education policy, including
  appropriate implementation strategies;
• develop and maintain active collaborative liaison with other organizations with
  interests in international medical education.

GHEC members represent over 80 medical schools in the United States, Canada and
Central America. The GHEC mailing list includes more than 1000 physicians and medical
educators.

The GHEC listservs connect all members who have access to e-mail, allowing them to
share ideas, resources and elective sites with other members and to receive timely
announcementsand updates from the Secretariat and governing committees

GHEC develops  plans, programs, and policies through its elected Board of Directors and
standing committees for curriculum, communication, program, and liaison.

Members participate in three general program areas:

• medical education policy;
• international health education electives and curriculum;
• and international heath institutional partnerships.

For more information on membership and membership benefits, please see
the Membership section.