Graduates of foreign medical schools: progression to certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
Acad Med
; 72(1): 17-22, 1997 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9008563
ABSTRACT
The application process leading to certification by the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) was studied using the group of 9,491 graduates of foreign medical schools who initiated their applications in 1988. Using the ECFMG's database, these applicants' countries of citizenship, examination histories, certification status, and exchange visitor status were determined for a period of seven years and 9 months, ending in September 1995. Within that time, 45% of these applicants became ECFMG-certified, and 26% of that group entered residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Of the total number of non-U.S. citizens (2,243) who entered such programs, 61% did so as exchange visitor physicians. The remainder had other kinds of visa status, such as permanent resident, or had become U.S. citizens. Although U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens achieved certification at the same rate (45%), the U.S. citizens had greater success in obtaining positions in graduate medical education (GME). Seventy-four percent of the ECFMG-certified certified U.S. citizens entered GME, versus 57% of the ECFMG-certified non-U.S. citizens. The status of the 55% of the 9,491 applicants who did not obtain certification is discussed; a portion of this group of this group continues to pursue certification. Details and requirements of the ECFMG certification process are also described.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Certificação
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Médicos Graduados Estrangeiros
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acad Med
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article