Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
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
ECFMG is pleased to announce that it will expand its GEMxSM program beyond medicine to other health professions. Currently serving the international medical education community, GEMx is a global partnership that connects schools and other institutions around the world to offer students increased access to international educational exchange opportunities. Such opportunities can empower students with … Read More
Effective June 30, 2015, international medical students and graduates (IMGs) must use the World Directory of Medical Schools (World Directory) to determine their eligibility to apply to ECFMG for ECFMG Certification and the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). As previously announced by ECFMG, the World Directory includes medical schools that do not meet ECFMG’s eligibility … Read More
National Search for New Chief Executive Begins Emmanuel G. Cassimatis, M.D., President & CEO of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), has announced that he will retire in June 2016. As President & CEO of ECFMG, Dr. Cassimatis also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of ECFMG’s foundation, the Foundation for … Read More
New program will promote partnership and exchange in undergraduate medical education worldwide ECFMG® is pleased to announce the launch of its Global Education in Medicine Exchange (GEMxSM), a new program to promote global partnership and student exchange opportunities in undergraduate medical education worldwide. Launched last month following a one-year pilot, GEMx serves both medical schools … Read More
ECFMG is pleased to share the news that Data Commons, LLC—an information-sharing initiative of ECFMG and other leading national physician education and assessment organizations—launched its first services today. ECFMG will participate in the Verification+ Service, which supports the credentialing and/or privileging of physicians. Data Commons’ innovative data hub allows access to data about health professionals from … Read More
ECFMG has named Ravinder Mamtani, MBBS, MD, MSc, as Chair of the Advisory Committee for its developing initiative, Global Education in Medicine Exchange (GEMxSM). Currently in pilot phase, GEMx will serve medical schools around the world that offer international exchange opportunities as well as their students who choose to undertake such an exchange as part … Read More
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