{"id":845,"date":"2013-04-02T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=845"},"modified":"2013-04-02T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T14:29:03","slug":"ecfmg-launches-epic-a-powerful-new-tool-for-the-worlds-physicians-and-those-responsible-for-evaluating-their-credentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2013\/04\/02\/ecfmg-launches-epic-a-powerful-new-tool-for-the-worlds-physicians-and-those-responsible-for-evaluating-their-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"ECFMG Launches EPIC\u2014A Powerful New Tool for the World\u2019s Physicians and Those Evaluating Their Credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, ECFMG launched a powerful and innovative tool for the world\u2019s physicians and the entities worldwide responsible for evaluating physician credentials. The Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC\u2120) enables physicians to build a digital career portfolio of primary-source verified medical credentials and to request those credentials, and reports verifying their authenticity, for any organization, anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n<p>EPIC enables physicians to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>upload credentials related to their medical education, training, and registration\/licensure<\/li>\n<li>have those credentials primary-source verified by ECFMG<\/li>\n<li>request to have reports verifying the authenticity of those credentials sent electronically to any organization, anywhere in the world<\/li>\n<li>maintain a web-based portfolio of credentials that is convenient, secure, and affordable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the world\u2019s medical regulatory authorities, hospitals, medical schools, and training programs that receive these reports, EPIC is a powerful new tool in fulfilling their missions to serve and protect their constituents. EPIC provides these organizations with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the confidence of knowing the authenticity of a physician\u2019s credentials has been verified using ECFMG\u2019s rigorous and internationally respected primary-source verification process<\/li>\n<li>the security of receiving verifications directly from ECFMG<\/li>\n<li>the ability to assure constituents and the public that their vetting process is world-class\u2014that they are employing the best practice of primary-source verification<\/li>\n<li>access to credentials and reports at no cost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more than 25 years, ECFMG has employed primary-source verification of physician credentials, a process that includes verifying the authenticity of a document directly with the institution that issued it. ECFMG\u2019s expertise in this area has long been available to organizations through its Certification Program and the ECFMG International Credentials Services (EICS). For the first time, EPIC makes this service available to individual physicians.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to start using EPIC, visit the EPIC website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecfmgepic.org\/\">http:\/\/www.ecfmgepic.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, ECFMG launched a powerful and innovative tool for the world\u2019s physicians and the entities worldwide responsible for evaluating physician credentials. 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