Medical Education Credentials
Medical Education Credential Requirements
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Transfer Credits
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Credentials for ECFMG Certification
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Final
Medical Diploma
| Final Medical School Transcript |
Transcript(s) to Document Transferred Credits
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Name on
Medical Diploma and Transcript(s)
|
English Translations
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Verification of Credentials
Final Medical School Transcript
When ECFMG requests verification of your medical diploma from your medical school, ECFMG will request the
medical school to provide your final medical school transcript.
If ECFMG is unable to obtain your final medical school transcript directly from your medical school, ECFMG will
contact you and request that you submit to ECFMG two photocopies of your final medical school transcript. If
ECFMG has previously verified your medical diploma with your medical school but not the final medical school
transcript, you must send two photocopies of the final medical school transcript to ECFMG. ECFMG will then send
a copy of the final medical school transcript to the medical school for verification.
The photocopies of your medical school transcript must be 216 mm x 279 mm (8½ in x 11 in). If these
documents are larger than 216 mm x 279 mm (8½ in x 11 in), you must send reduced photocopies that are
216 mm x 279 mm (8½ in x 11 in).
You must send the photocopies of your transcript to ECFMG by mail or courier service. ECFMG does not accept
these documents by fax or e-mail. You must send one full-face, passport-sized, color photograph with the
photocopies of your final medical school transcript. The photograph that you send must be current; it must have
been taken within six months of the date that you send it. A photocopy of a photograph is not acceptable.
You must submit the photocopies of the final medical school transcript in the original language. Documents that
are not in English must be accompanied by an official English translation. ECFMG will not accept copies of a
medical school transcript that is not in English without an official English translation. Likewise, ECFMG will not
accept an English translation of a transcript without copies of the original language document from which the
English translation was prepared. See
English Translations
in Medical Education Credentials.
Do not submit professional evaluations of your final medical school transcript. ECFMG does not accept such
evaluations in lieu of your final medical school transcript.
The name on your final medical school transcript must match exactly the name in your ECFMG record. If the
name on your transcript does not match the name in your ECFMG record, you must submit documentation that
verifies the name on your transcript is (or was) your name. See
Name on Medical Diploma and Transcript(s)
in
Medical Education Credentials.
Last updated: September 15, 2011
Copyright © 2011 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved.
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Medical Education Credentials
Medical Education Credential Requirements
|
Transfer Credits
|
Credentials for ECFMG Certification
|
Final
Medical Diploma
|
Final Medical School Transcript
| Transcript(s) to Document Transferred Credits |
Name on
Medical Diploma and Transcript(s)
|
English Translations
|
Verification of Credentials
Transcript(s) to Document Transferred Credits
If you have transferred credits to the medical school that awarded or will award your medical degree, you must
document these credits when you apply for examination, regardless of when the credits were earned. You must
send to ECFMG two photocopies of an official transcript issued by the school or institution at which the course
was taken.
The photocopies must be 216 mm x 279 mm (8½ in x 11 in). If these documents are larger than 216 mm x
279 mm (8½ in x 11 in), you must send reduced photocopies that are 216 mm x 279 mm (8½ in x 11 in).
You must submit the photocopies of the transcript in the original language. Documents that are not in English must
be accompanied by an official English translation. ECFMG will not accept copies of a transcript that is not in
English without an official English translation. Likewise, ECFMG will not accept an English translation of a
transcript without copies of the original language document from which the English translation was prepared. See
English Translations
in Medical Education Credentials.
Do not submit professional evaluations of your transcript. ECFMG does not accept such evaluations in lieu of your
transcript.
You must also complete and submit with your transcript(s) the
ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Submission
Form (Form 344)
. Form 344 is available in the Resources section of the ECFMG website and from ECFMG, upon
request. To submit the transcript to ECFMG, follow the instructions for additional documents in
Applying for
Examination
.
The name on your transcript(s) to document transferred credits must match exactly the name in your ECFMG
record. If the name on your transcript does not match the name in your ECFMG record, you must submit
documentation that verifies the name on your transcript is (or was) your name. See
Name on Medical Diploma
and Transcript(s)
in Medical Education Credentials.
Last updated: September 15, 2011
Copyright © 2011 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved.
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