Transcript Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates
Stephen S. Seeling, JD
Vice President for Operations
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“Things are seldom what
they seem,
Skim milk masquerades
as cream.”
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
H.M.S. Pinafore
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ECFMG International
Credentials Service (EICS)
• Established in 2000 to help
international medical regulatory
authorities to obtain verification of
medical education credentials
• Builds on ECFMG expertise in
primary source verification
• Uses ECFMG’s medical credentials
reference library
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EICS
• ECFMG certification was initiated
in 1958
– Primary source verification of medical
education credentials required since
July 1, 1968
– Over 200,000 documents primary
source verified
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EICS
• Extensive credentials reference
library
– Sample medical diplomas and other
credentials over time
– Names, titles and sample signatures of
authorized medical schools officials
– Authentic medical school seals over
time
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EICS
• EICS offers primary source verification
of four categories of international
medical credentials
– Medical school diplomas
– Medical school transcripts
– Certificates of postgraduate medical training
– Certificates of medical
registration/licensure
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EICS
Primary Source Verification
• EICS verifies credentials through
contact with an authorized individual
at the issuing institution
• EICS sends photocopies of the
credentials, a verification form and
photo of the physician
─ Resends when no response
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EICS
Primary Source Verification
• EICS requests official signatures
and seals in responses
• Completed verification is checked
by EICS for authenticity
• Is it signed by appropriate official
with appropriate seal?
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Health Professions Council of South Africa
(HPCSA)
Application Process
• Required EICS verification since 2001
• EICS-customized application form on
HPCSA and EICS websites
• Candidate sends application,
credentials, and fee to EICS
• After credentials are verified, EICS
sends report to HPCSA
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EICS Report
• Name and Address of Regulatory
Authority
• Candidate Identification Information
– Name, EICS Number, Date of Birth
• List of Credentials Submitted
• Status of Credentials
– Verified, Verification Pending, Rejected
• Copies of Verifications and Credentials
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HPCSA
Earliest application received:
April 25, 2001
Number of applications received from
earliest to September 29, 2006:
1,565
Number of credentials received:
6,104
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HPCSA
Top 5 Countries of
Medical School Diplomas Received
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Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
United Kingdom
Pakistan
India
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HPCSA
Top 5 Countries of
Certificates of Registration /
Licensure Received
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Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
United Kingdom
India
United States
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HPCSA
Top 5 Countries of Certificates
of Postgraduate Training Received
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Nigeria
United Kingdom
Pakistan
Austria
Switzerland
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HPCSA
Number of Countries and
Documents Received
Number of
Countries
Number of
Documents
Diploma
85
1,512
Certificate of
Registration/Licensure
66
1,767
Certificate of
Postgraduate Training
47
1,379
Documents
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