Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Important Note: If you are applying to certain residency specialties, including Emergency Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, please see Support for ResidencyCAS Residency Application Services for information on how ECFMG can support your application.
ECFMG Policies and Procedures Regarding Irregular Behavior
ECFMG Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program
ECFMG is designated by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to sponsor foreign national physicians as Exchange Visitors in accredited programs of graduate medical education or training or advanced research programs (involving primarily observation, consultation, teaching, or research). The Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program Reference Guide provides a comprehensive overview of ECFMG J-1 sponsorship of foreign national physicians.
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Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
For technical support, contact the ERAS Client Technical Support .
AAMC Medical Student Performance Evaluation
AAMC Applying to Residencies with ERAS®
ERAS Integrity Promotion Education Program
FindAResident (FAR) is a year-round, web-based search tool developed by the AAMC that is designed to help applicants find open residency and fellowship positions. It supplements ERAS and is ideal for finding unfilled positions—especially if an applicant did not obtain a position through the NRMP Main Residency Match or the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®).
The AAMC has also worked collaboratively with nine other organizations, including ECFMG, to develop Residency Explorer, a tool that allows applicants to research residency programs across 40+ specialties. Applicants can use Residency Explorer to gauge competitiveness relative to previous applicant pools and align personal preferences and career interests with program offerings. Please note that Residency Explorer does not advise applicants on where they should apply or to which programs they may match. However, it may help applicants identify programs worth researching further.
National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
Charting Outcomes™: Program Director Survey Results, 2024 Main Residency Match®
Charting Outcomes in the Match - International Medical Graduates
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is a private, nonprofit council responsible for the accreditation of residency education programs within the United States. ACGME accreditation is accomplished through a peer review process and is based upon established standards and guidelines.
FREIDA lists information for the more than 13,000 graduate medical education programs, all accredited by the ACGME, as well as over 100 Board-approved combined specialty programs. Users can search for training programs using a variety of selection criteria, such as specialty, state, and 35 other filters.
Directory of U.S. State Medical Boards
FAIMER is a division of Intealth , an integrated organization that also includes ECFMG. In partnership with ECFMG, FAIMER promotes excellence in international health professions education through programmatic and research activities. FAIMER maintains a number of data resources on international medical schools and international medical education, including:
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[Last update: May 20, 2025]
