Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Intealth™ will implement its Recognized Accreditation Policy in late 2024. This policy was introduced in 2010 by ECFMG, now a division of Intealth, and later known as “2023 Accreditation.” While the policy has evolved over time, Intealth’s commitment to fostering global accreditation efforts and to promoting harmonized standards for evaluating undergraduate medical education worldwide remains … Read More
Intealth™ Will Report Recognized Accreditation Status of Medical Schools Intealth today announced plans for the initial implementation of its global medical school accreditation initiative, the Recognized Accreditation Policy. Beginning in 2024, Intealth will report when a medical school has satisfied the requirements of the Policy, achieving “recognized accreditation” status. Medical school accreditation is vitally important … Read More
There is a link between medical student performance on the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) and the accreditation status of the medical schools those students attend, according to a recent study by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®). The study … Read More
The African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) and ECFMG|FAIMER invite you to join a virtual session on ECFMG|FAIMER activities in Africa. The session will highlight current work and future priorities and will cover ECFMG|FAIMER activities in critical areas such as health professions education, accreditation, and primary-source verification of medical credentials. The session … Read More
The Editorial Committee of the Journal of Medical Regulation, published by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), selected an ECFMG|FAIMER-authored article as the recipient of the 2021 Ray L. Casterline Award for Excellence in Writing. The award recognizes outstanding scholarly articles exploring issues of relevance to the state medical board community and the practice … Read More
ECFMG previously announced that, starting in 2023, applicants for ECFMG Certification will be required to be a student or graduate of a medical school that is appropriately accredited. More specifically, the medical school must be accredited by an agency recognized by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). To date, 21 accrediting agencies have received … Read More
The latest Journal of Medical Regulation Podcast features Christine Shiffer and Dr. Jack Boulet of ECFMG|FAIMER speaking in depth about the 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement for ECFMG Certification and their recent article in the journal, titled “Advancing the Quality of Medical Education Worldwide: ECFMG’s 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement.” In the podcast, Shiffer and … Read More
Want to know more about the 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement for ECFMG Certification, including how and why the requirement was developed, its current status, and what’s to come? The February 2020 issue of the Journal of Medical Regulation features an article that answers these questions, titled, “Advancing the Quality of Medical Education Worldwide: ECFMG’s … Read More
An overview of the 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement for ECFMG Certification is now available in 11 languages! To access a convenient PDF of the overview in Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish, visit the Resources page of the 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement section of our website. For … Read More
ECFMG has launched a new section of its website dedicated to the 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement for ECFMG Certification. Featured in this section are new eligibility guidelines that provide more detail on how the requirement will impact individuals applying to ECFMG for ECFMG Certification and the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) leading up … Read More
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