Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program (EVSP)
COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) ANNOUNCEMENT
The ECFMG|FAIMER Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program (EVSP) continues to provide its services and communicate to relevant stakeholders about new immigration or COVID-19 issues that impact exchange visitor physicians. Review previous COVID-19 communications here. ECFMG|FAIMER remains dedicated to supporting training programs and foreign national physicians through this challenging time.
Applying for Sponsorship
Application Checklists
| Application Type | When to Use |
|---|---|
| Initial ECFMG sponsorship in an ACGME-accredited clinical training program. View checklist. | Applicant is not currently sponsored by ECFMG and seeks to engage in an ACGME-accredited clinical training program. |
| Continuation of ECFMG sponsorship in an ACGME-accredited clinical training program. View checklist. | Applicant is currently sponsored by ECFMG and seeks to continue in an ACGME-accredited clinical training program. |
| Initial ECFMG sponsorship in a non-standard clinical training program. View checklist. | Applicant is not currently sponsored by ECFMG and seeks to engage in a non-standard clinical training program. |
| Continuation of ECFMG sponsorship in a non-standard clinical training program. View checklist. | Applicant is currently sponsored by ECFMG and seeks to continue in a non-standard clinical training program. |
| Initial ECFMG sponsorship in a research scholar non-clinical program of observation, consultation, teaching, or research. View checklist. | Applicant is not currently sponsored by ECFMG and seeks to engage in a research scholar non-clinical program with either no or incidental patient care. |
| Continuation of ECFMG sponsorship in a research scholar non-clinical program of observation, consultation, teaching, or research. View checklist. | Applicant is currently sponsored by ECFMG in a research scholar non-clinical program and seeks to continue participation in a non-clinical research program with either no or incidental patient care. |
| Continuation of ECFMG sponsorship to sit for an ABMS Member Board examination. View checklist. | Applicant is currently sponsored by ECFMG and seeks an extension of sponsorship to sit for an ABMS Member Board examination. |
U.S. and Canadian Medical School Graduates:
To initiate a sponsorship application, a Training Program Liaison (TPL) must have an applicant’s USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number. Applicants who do not currently have a USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number must request one by contacting evsp-support@ecfmg.org with the following information:
- Full name of applicant physician
- Date of birth (mm/dd/yr)
- E-mail address
- Name and country of medical school
- Gender
TPLs are not permitted to request a USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number on behalf of an applicant. Once the Identification Number is issued by ECFMG, the applicant must provide the Identification Number to the TPL.
