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ECFMG 2024 (previously 2023) announcement

The ECFMG® has announced that, effective in 2024 (previously 2023), physicians applying for ECFMG Certification will be required to graduate from a medical school that has been appropriately accredited. To satisfy this requirement, the physician’s medical school must be accredited by an accrediting agency recognised by WFME.

The WFME Recognition Programme is the only programme accepted by ECFMG at the current time for the recognition of medical school accrediting agencies.

In the United States, international medical graduates (IMGs) comprise one-quarter of the physician workforce. Through its program of IMG certification, ECFMG assesses whether these physicians are ready to enter U.S. graduate medical education. ECFMG Certification is also one of the eligibility requirements for IMGs to take Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) and to obtain an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States.

For more and up-to-date information regarding the ECFMG 2024 requirement, please follow the website www.ecfmg.org/accreditation/.

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ECFMG links relating to 2023 announcement

  • ECFMG website
  • Rationale for 2023 announcement (ECFMG, 2010)
  • ECFMG press release (ECFMG, 2010)

 

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