The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), the authorized credential evaluation and guidance agency for non-U.S. physicians and graduates of non-US medical schools who seek to practice in the United States or apply for a US medical residency program, announced that effective in 2024, physicians applying for ECFMG certification to participate in the NRMP will be required to graduate from a medical school that has been appropriately accredited.
To satisfy this requirement, the physician’s medical school must be accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by WFME. The WFME Recognition Programme is the only program accepted by ECFMG at the current time for the recognition of medical school accrediting agencies. WFME recognition of the GMDC is evidence of the strength of our accreditation and the foundation upon which you are building your career.