ECFMG Fast Facts
- Established in 1956
- Private, nonprofit organization
- Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Employs more than 800 people
About ECFMG
Overview |
Statement of Values, Mission, and Purposes | Annual Report | Organizational Members |
Board of Trustees | Senior Staff | Initiatives | History | Careers at ECFMG
Board of Trustees | Senior Staff | Initiatives | History | Careers at ECFMG
Board of Trustees
ECFMG is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of two nominees from each of its organizational members, up to eight Trustees-at-Large, and ECFMG’s President, who serves as a voting member of the Board.
American Board of Medical Specialties
Barry S. Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Kevin B. Weiss, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Vice President, Institutional Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Chicago, Illinois
American Medical Association
Rajam Ramamurthy, M.D.
Rita & William Head Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Developmental Neonatology
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas
Paul H. Rockey, M.D., M.P.H.
Scholar in Residence
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Chicago, Illinois
Association of American Medical Colleges
Karen H. Antman, M.D.
Provost, Boston University Medical Campus
Dean, School of Medicine
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Carol A. Aschenbrener, M.D.
Chief Medical Education Officer
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, D.C.
Association for Hospital Medical Education
Andrew T. Filak, Jr., M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio
Steven E. Minnick, M.D., M.B.A.
Director of Medical Education
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.
Pamela Blizzard, M.B.A.
Executive Director
Contemporary Science Center
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Ram R. Krishna, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgeon
Yuma, Arizona
National Medical Association
Asqual Getaneh, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, New York
Dotun Ogunyemi, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Trustees-at-Large
Ronald R. Blanck, D.O.
Chairman and Partner
Martin, Blanck & Associates
Falls Church, Virginia
Patrick Courtin, Ph.D.
Harvard, Massachusetts
Albert G. Deana, C.P.A.
Partner
ParenteBeard, LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philip L. Gildenberg, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Houston, Texas
Cynthia Haines, M.B.A.
Senior Vice President, International Medicine
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, M.D., M.S.P.H., M.B.A.
Associate Vice President–Health Sciences
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Anne M. Murphy, J.D.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
James F. Pelegano, M.D., M.S.
Program Director, Masters in Healthcare Quality and Safety
Thomas Jefferson School of Population Health
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Emmanuel G. Cassimatis, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
ECFMG
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ECFMG issued the first Standard ECFMG Certificates in 1958. Since then, it has certified more than 320,000 international medical graduates.
Areas of Expertise:
- Evaluating the qualifications of international medical graduates
- International medical schools
- Physician credentials related to medical education, training, and licensure
- Assessing clinical skills