25/03/2026
The EPEC Origin Story – Post 11: The Credibility Test
As EPEC started attracting doctors from different countries, a new reality became clear.
Great teaching matters.
But in medical education, it isn’t enough.
Doctors invest their time, money, and trust when they attend a course.
And for many of them, one question always matters:
“Does this count for CPD?”
If EPEC was going to grow internationally, it needed more than positive feedback.
It needed credible accreditation.
Not just locally.
Internationally.
At that point, I had absolutely no experience navigating the world of medical accreditation bodies.
So I started learning.
Reading requirements.
Studying application processes.
Understanding the standards expected of accredited educational programmes.
Very quickly, I realised something important.
Accreditation isn’t just a stamp.
It means proving that your course meets strict educational criteria:
Clear learning objectives.
Evidence-based content.
Structured teaching design.
Conflict-of-interest declarations.
Participant evaluation systems.
And documentation… for everything.
The process was far more complex than I had imagined.
But if EPEC was going to stand alongside established international courses, it had to meet the same standards.
So I began applying.
First came CPD accreditation from the Royal College of Physicians (UK).
Then recognition from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).
And eventually alignment with American Association of CME standards.
Each application required preparation, revisions, and careful documentation.
It wasn’t glamorous work.
Most of it happened quietly behind the scenes.
Forms.
Policies.
Educational frameworks.
But when the approvals started coming through, something shifted.
EPEC wasn’t just a course anymore.
It had gained institutional credibility.
Doctors could now attend knowing that the learning was recognised internationally.
For me personally, this moment felt different from the early milestones.
The first courses proved that people enjoyed EPEC.
Accreditation proved something more important.
The course met global educational standards.
And that was a turning point.
Because once credibility is established…
Opportunity begins to expand.
Then soon, something unexpected happened, that opened my eye to a problem I never throught of before.
To be continued.
📌 Next Post: Overcoming the time zone barrier.
