ECFMG is pleased to announce its partnership with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to incorporate ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into HPCSA’s process for assessing the medical credentials of South Africa’s international medical graduates (IMGs), those physicians who obtained their basic medical qualification outside of South Africa. HPCSA now requires … Read More

ECFMG is pleased to announce that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has incorporated ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into its process for assessing the medical credentials of internationally educated physicians who apply for registration to practice medicine in Nigeria, or who plan to take the Council’s Assessment Examination. The Council now … Read More

ECFMG is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Bahamas Medical Council to incorporate ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into the Council’s process for assessing the medical credentials of physicians who wish to practice medicine in the Bahamas. Effective January 1, the Council requires applicants who did not graduate from medical school at … Read More

ECFMG is pleased to announce that on January 1, the Danish Patient Safety Authority incorporated ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into its process for assessing the medical qualifications of physicians who are citizens of countries outside of the European Economic Community (EEC) and/or are graduates of medical schools outside the EEC. The Danish … Read More

ECFMG® is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Australian Medical Council (AMC) to incorporate ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into the process for evaluating the medical credentials of Australia’s international medical graduates (IMGs). EPIC provides AMC with ECFMG’s rigorous, primary-source verification while offering additional benefits such as a secure, web-based platform for … Read More

ECFMG® is pleased to announce that, on September 1, the Medical Council of Ireland incorporated ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into the Medical Council’s process for assessing the medical qualifications of its Category 4 applicants. Category 4 applicants are those who apply to the Medical Council for registration from medical schools located outside … Read More

As previously announced, in April ECFMG launched its Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM). Today, after six months of operations, EPIC is raising the world’s standard for the verification of physician credentials. For physicians, EPIC is a powerful new way to build a digital career portfolio of pre-verified credentials related to their medical education, training, … Read More