Everything about International Medical Graduate totally explained
An
International Medical Graduate or "IMG", earlier known as a
Foreign Medical Graduate or "FMG", is a term used to describe a
physician who has graduated from a medical school outside of the country in which he or she intends to practise. Generally, the medical school of graduation is one listed in the
International Medical Education Directory (or IMED) as accredited by the
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research or the
World Health Organization.
Medical schools around the world vary in educational standards, curriculum, and evaluation methods. The purpose of ECFMG Certification is to assess the readiness of international medical graduates to enter specialty training and fellowship programs.
Licence requirements by country
The requirements to obtain a licence to practise varies by country (and often by state or province).
Australia
IMGs who wish to be licensed in
Australia must obtain certification from the Australian Medical Council (AMC). To do so, an IMG must obtain an
ECFMG certificate and sit a series of exams.
Those IMGs who have successfully passed the necessary exams and obtained AMC certification can then apply to an Australian specialty training positions.
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Canada
In addition to undergoing the regular licencing process as required of all Canadian medical school graduates, IMG's must also achieve a pass mark on the
LMCC Evaluating Examination. IMGs in Canada also have harder to get into residency programs compared to Canada graduates - only ten percent of IMG applicants get a position.
United States
Many IMGs who wish to be licensed as a physician in the
United States begin by completing a U.S. residency hospital program. To do so, an IMG must obtain an
ECFMG certificate.
Those IMGs who have successfully passed the necessary
USMLE exams and obtained the ECFMG certification can then apply to U.S. residency positions via the
NRMP and
ERAS.
Sources
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
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