ECFMG is Celebrating
In 2006, ECFMG is celebrating 50 years of promoting excellence in international medical education. Established in 1956 to evaluate the qualifications of international medical graduates entering graduate medical education in the United States, ECFMG has grown to meet the needs of physicians, medical educators, licensing and credentialing agencies, and those involved in the evaluation and certification of health care professionals, both in the United States and abroad. For more on ECFMG’s programs, explore this website, or download our anniversary announcements, below, which highlight our programs and services.
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Invitational Conference
We look forward to commemorating our fiftieth anniversary through a series of events in 2006. A highlight of this anniversary year was an invitational conference, Impact of International Medical Graduates on U.S. and Global Health Care, which we hosted in Philadelphia in July 2006. The conference brought together more than 200 world leaders and visionaries in the fields of medical education and research to consider important issues in international medical education and global health care. We are pleased to note that proceedings of the conference will be published in a special supplement of Academic Medicine.
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Our New Look
ECFMG® is introducing a redesigned logo in conjunction with its 50th anniversary.
Our new identifier, above, continues to convey the global scope of our mission, while providing a contemporary image for the organization as it begins its second half-century. Look for the new logo beginning in late 2005, according to the following schedule.
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| December 1, 2005 |
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| February 1, 2006 |
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Certification-related Documents are Changing
ECFMG’s Standard ECFMG Certificate, and other documents related to ECFMG Certification, will change to reflect our new logo. This change will be effective for documents issued beginning February 1, 2006. These documents include, but are not limited to:
- Standard ECFMG Certificates
- Permanent Validation Stickers for Standard ECFMG Certificates
- ECFMG’s Certification Verification Service (CVS) Reports
- Requests for Verification of Applicants’ Medical Education Credentials, sent by ECFMG to International Medical Schools
- ECFMG Examination History Charts
- ECFMG CSA® History Charts
Documents issued through January 31, 2006 will bear ECFMG’s current logo.
For More Information
During January 2006, ECFMG will be communicating with organizations and individuals who review documents related to ECFMG Certification. Questions should be directed to William C. Kelly, M.S., ECFMG's Director of Credentialing and Record Services, at (215) 823-2277 or bkelly@ecfmg.org.
Additional information on events related to ECFMG's 50th anniversary will be posted to this website as it becomes available.