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- Medical Education Credentials
- Verification of Credentials
- Confirming ECFMG Certification to Third Parties
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS ® ) Support Services
- Important Note About U.S. State Medical Licensure Requirements
- ECFMG does not create or control the medical licensure requirements for any jurisdiction and does
- ECFMG Certificate Holders Office
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Name on Medical Diploma and Transcript(s) | English Translations | Verification of Credentials Verification of Credentials ECFMG verifies every international medical graduate’s final medical diploma with the appropriate officials of the medical school that issued the diploma and requests the medical school to provide the final medical school transcript. Verification by ECFMG with the issuing school may also be required for transcripts that are submitted to document transferred credits. You will not fulfill the ECFMG medical education credential requirements until verification of your final medical diploma, final medical school transcript, and, if required, transfer credit transcript(s) is received directly from the issuing school(s) and accepted by ECFMG. In some instances, the verification process can be lengthy due to the processing time required by the institutions and, for verifications done by mail, prevailing postal conditions. ECFMG will notify you when your diploma has been sent to your medical school for verification. As part of the verification process, ECFMG also may provide the medical school with other documents, including copies of your photograph, Certification Statement (Form 183), or Certification of
school, ECFMG will follow up with your medical school. ECFMG will notify you after receiving and evaluating the verification from your medical school. You can check the status of your medical education credentials on-line using OASIS
. ECFMG reserves the right to reverify with the medical school the eligibility of medical school graduates who apply for examination. This may include reverification of the graduate’s medical education credentials with the issuing medical school. If such reverification is requested by ECFMG, the graduate will be registered for examination only after ECFMG has received reverification of the graduate’s credentials directly from the medical school. If reverification is requested by ECFMG after the graduate has been registered for examination, ECFMG may cancel the graduate’s registration or withhold the graduate’s score report until ECFMG has received reverification of the graduate’s medical education credentials directly from the issuing school. If your registration is canceled, you may be required to reapply. Important Notes: Applicants are responsible for any fees associated with the verification of the final medical diploma, final medical school transcript, and transcript(s) to document transferred credits. If your medical school charges a fee for the verification of your diploma and/or transcript, ECFMG will advise you to contact your medical school directly regarding the fee and the method of payment. If the final medical school transcript provided by your medical school is not in English or if an acceptable English translation is not provided, ECFMG will have the transcript translated into English by an independent translation service, will charge your ECFMG financial account for the translation, and will notify you of the charge. ECFMG will not notify you before sending the document for translation. For information on the translation fee, see the Fees
page in the Resources section of the ECFMG website. See Methods of Payment in Your ECFMG Financial Account for information on how to make a payment to your ECFMG financial account. Last updated: September 7, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved. Page 51
Related ECFMG Services Confirming ECFMG Certification to Third Parties | Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) Support Services | J-1 Visa Sponsorship | ECFMG Certificate Holders Office Confirming ECFMG Certification to Third Parties ECFMG’s Certification Verification Service (CVS) provides primary-source confirmation of the ECFMG certification status of international medical graduates. The Joint Commission, the organization that evaluates and accredits U.S. health care organizations and programs, has determined that direct verification with ECFMG of a physician’s certification status satisfies The Joint Commission’s requirement for primary-source verification of medical school completion for graduates of international medical schools. ECFMG will confirm your certification status when a request is received from a U.S. medical licensing authority, residency program, hospital, or other organization that, in the judgment of ECFMG, has a legitimate interest in such information. For status reports sent to medical licensing authorities, the request can also be made by you. Requesting organizations must normally secure and retain your signed authorization to obtain certification information. Please note that there may be a fee for this service. Requests for confirmation must contain your name, date of birth, USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number, and name and address of the organization to which the confirmation should be sent. To obtain the appropriate request form or to make an on-line request, visit the CVS section of the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org/cvs . Confirmations are sent to the requesting organization within approximately two weeks. Confirmations are not sent to applicants directly. If the requesting organization requests to receive a paper report but does not receive the report, ECFMG will honor requests for duplicate reports at no additional cost up to 90 days after the date that the original report was processed. If you apply to residency programs through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), ECFMG will transmit an electronic ECFMG Status Report automatically to the ERAS application, where it can be downloaded by all of the programs to which you apply. If your ECFMG certification status changes during the ERAS application season, ECFMG will transmit an updated status report automatically to the ERAS application, where it can be downloaded by all of the programs to which you apply. Last updated: September 7, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved. Page 52
Related ECFMG Services Confirming ECFMG Certification to Third Parties | Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) Support Services | J-1 Visa Sponsorship | ECFMG Certificate Holders Office Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS ® ) Support Services The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires that international medical graduates who wish to enter ACGME-accredited graduate medical education programs in the United States be certified by ECFMG. ECFMG Certification does not, however, guarantee that an international medical graduate will be accepted into a graduate medical education program; the number of applicants for residency and fellowship programs each year exceeds the number of available positions. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) established the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to allow medical students and graduates to apply electronically for residency positions in accredited U.S. programs of graduate medical education. Most U.S. graduate medical education programs participate in ERAS. If you apply to participating programs, you must submit your residency application using ERAS. Since ERAS was established, ECFMG has served as the designated Dean’s office for students and graduates of international medical schools, assisting these individuals with the ERAS application process for first- and second-year (PGY-1 and PGY-2) residency positions. International medical students/graduates who apply to programs that participate in ERAS must request an ERAS Token, a unique identification number, from ECFMG. The Token allows applicants to access AAMC’s MyERAS website, where they can complete their residency application, select the programs to which they will apply, and assign supporting documents to these programs. As the designated Dean’s office, ECFMG receives supporting documents for the ERAS application, such as medical student performance evaluations (MSPEs), medical school transcripts, and photographs from applicants and their medical schools. ECFMG then transmits these documents to the ERAS application. ECFMG also transmits to the ERAS application the applicant’s ECFMG Status Report, which includes the applicant’s ECFMG certification status and, if requested by the applicant, his/her USMLE transcript. Once supporting documents have been received by the ERAS application, they can be downloaded by the programs to which the applicant has applied. For detailed, up-to-date information on ERAS Support Services at ECFMG, visit the ERAS section of the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org/eras .
licensure requirements vary by individual state medical licensing authorities. You should be aware that: A training or restricted license may be required to participate in programs of graduate medical education. Participants in graduate medical education programs may also be required to obtain an unrestricted medical license by a certain point in their training in order to progress in the program. Some states have established additional criteria with respect to international medical schools for the purpose of eligibility for licensure. When you plan to apply to residency programs, consult the state’s medical licensing board to determine if graduates of your medical school are eligible for licensure in that state. If you are certified by ECFMG based on former medical science exams (such as the Visa Qualifying Examination [VQE] or the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences [FMGEMS]), you should be aware that these exams may not be acceptable for the purpose of eligibility for a training license.
responsibility to become familiar with that state’s licensure requirements and to ensure that you meet any licensure requirements to enter and complete residency training in that state. For a directory of U.S. state medical licensing authorities, visit the Federation of State Medical Boards website . Page 53 Last updated: September 7, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved. Page 54
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Foreign national physicians who seek entry into U.S. programs of graduate medical education or training must obtain an appropriate visa that permits clinical training activities. One visa commonly used by foreign national physicians is the J-1, a temporary nonimmigrant visa reserved for participants in the Exchange Visitor Program. As a public diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State, the Exchange Visitor Program was established to enhance international educational and cultural exchange between the people of the United States and other nations. In keeping with the program's goals for international education, J-1 Exchange Visitor physicians are required to return home for at least two years following their training before being eligible for certain U.S. visas. The U.S. Department of State has designated ECFMG as the visa sponsor for all J-1 Exchange Visitor physicians who participate in clinical training programs. ECFMG sponsorship is also available for physicians’ eligible dependents. As the visa sponsor, ECFMG processes applications for J-1 visa sponsorship and, for eligible applicants, issues a document that the applicant can use to apply for the J-1 visa. ECFMG is responsible for ensuring that J-1 physicians and host institutions meet the federal requirements for participation throughout the duration of sponsorship. ECFMG does not sponsor physicians for other U.S. visa types. All initial applicants for ECFMG J-1 sponsorship are advised that sponsorship eligibility should not be presumed and cannot be determined until a complete review of an individual’s U.S. visa history has been conducted. The U.S. Department of State has expressed concern about individuals with a history of “transiting non-immigrant visa types” and has advised ECFMG against sponsoring individuals who previously held J status and switched to an alternate visa classification or J category before applying to ECFMG. Therefore, any history of multiple changes in visa classification and/or movement between multiple J categories may negate sponsorship eligibility. For detailed, up-to-date information on J-1 visa sponsorship by ECFMG, visit the Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program (EVSP) section of the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org/evsp .
ECFMG J-1 visa sponsorship to enroll in graduate medical education programs must, among other requirements, have passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK; or the former Visa Qualifying Examination (VQE), National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Part 1 and Part 2, or Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS) examinations; or an acceptable combination thereof. The former one-day ECFMG Examination and three-day Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) do not meet the requirements for J-1 visa sponsorship. Last updated: September 7, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved. Page 55
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The ECFMG Certificate Holders Office (ECHO SM ) provides free career planning resources for physicians pursuing ECFMG Certification and graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. Be connected. Use ECHO to stay connected with ECFMG and its expertise, programs, and services for international physicians. ECHO also provides connections to information from other organizations and experts. Through ECHO's IMG Advisors Network (IAN), you also can connect with ECFMG-certified physicians to ask questions about U.S. GME and about living and working in the United States. Subscribe to ECHO News, a free e-newsletter, to receive updates on resources, important deadlines, and more. Be heard. Visit the ECHO section of the ECFMG website to learn about opportunities to interact with ECHO staff at meetings or to ask questions of experts at a free ECHO webinar.
Successfully navigating the application process for U.S. GME can be difficult. You need to interact with multiple organizations, each with its own roles, requirements, processes, and deadlines. ECHO provides free resources that you can use when applying to U.S. GME programs. ECHO also provides resources that address the practical challenges of relocating to the United States and adjusting to the U.S. GME and health care systems. For more information, visit the ECHO section of the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org/echo .
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