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The following items are needed by all International Medical Graduate applicants:
• A current (within one year) Evaluation Status Letter from the Medical Board of California, indicating no training deficiencies, before beginning postgraduate training in any of our Family Practice Residency programs.
• A current ECFMG certificate. is also required. Your application cannot be processed until these documents have been received by the Network Office. For further information, please contact the Medical Board of California (916)263-2499. The evaluation status letter from the medical board can take as long as 90 days to obtain.
* If you are applying to our program with a visa, all programs will only accept a J-1 VISA.
** Please note: If you have more than 36 months of post graduate training in an accredited ACGME Program in the US, you must have a California Medical License to start a residency in California. Your application cannot be processed until these documents have been received by the Network Office. Keep in mind that is can take up to or greater than 90 days to obtain the PTAL Letter from the Medical Board of California
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For further information, please contact
The Medical Board of California
(916) 263-2499
or visit their website http://www.medbd.ca.gov/
For all other inquiries, please call
(800) 792-9064
or e-mail: residency.application@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu I.
Foreign Nationals - Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools (not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents)
A. Visa - A J-1 visa under ECFMG sponsorship is required for admission to the U.S. for residency/fellowship training.
ECFMG requires passage of the following written examination of medical knowledge and English language proficiency test: NOTE: U.C. Davis will not consider H-1B visa sponsorship for international medical graduate postgraduate training.
1. Prior to July 1984 - Visa Qualifying Exam (VQE).
2. 1984 to 1993 - Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS*) or National Board Medical Examination (NBME).
3. Current - U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE).
* FMGEMS not accepted in California.
NOTE: When the applicant has passed: (1) one of the above examinations, (2) the Clinical Skills Assessment exam, and (3) the English exam, and the applicant’s medical education has been reviewed and approved - the applicant is then eligible for certification and sponsorship of a J-1 visa through ECFMG. Visa sponsorship applications must be directed to ECFMG by the Graduate Medical Education Office (Please contact Kathe McDonald, Graduate Medical Education,
(916) 734-4955
for information).
B. ECFMG Certificate - All International Medical Graduates (IMGs) applying for postgraduate training must provide a copy of a current ECFMG Certificate in order to be eligible for licensure in California. To obtain an ECFMG Certificate IMGs must meet the following examination and medical education credential requirements:
1. Pass one of the written exams listed above (FMGEMS not accepted in CA);
2. Pass Step 1 and Step 2 of USMLE. Step 2 exam has two separately administered components, the Clinical Knowledge (CK) component and the Clinical Skills (CS) component (as of 2005);
3. Pass the English exam; and,
4. Meet all educational requirements as specified by ECFMG. ECFMG does not accept the Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX) for meeting exam requirements for ECFMG visa sponsorship. However, the FLEX exam, if taken prior to June, 1985, is accepted for certification by ECFMG. Applicants must obtain a score of 75 or higher on each of the three days of a single administration prior to June, 1985.
C. Return to Home Country – Upon completion of residency/fellowship training, IMGs on J-1 visas will be required to return to his/her home country for two years before applying for permanent residency or return to the U.S. for other purposes.
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